Teri Thank you for your message. I wish I could be more encouraging, but I don't think these two Pearl Carneys are the same person. I saw a message of yours posted on this list once before; and I became very excited, hoping to make a connection at last. But the information you mentioned at the time didn't seem to match what little I know about my grandfather. I will give you the information I have on my Pearl Carney. According to my mother and father's marriage certificate my Pearl Carney was born in Indianna. He would have to have lived in Ft. Wayne for at least a little while because my father, Alvin Jack Carney, was born in that city on January 12, 1905. To my knowledge my grandfather, Pearl Carney, was married only once. My problem in finding out more about him is caused by the fact that my father's birth certificate was destroyed in a court house fire in Ft. Wayne. I am hoping to do some more research with the census in the state of Indianna soon. I asked my mother awhile back what the middle name of my grandfather, Pearl Carney, was. She said she was pretty sure he didn't have a middle name. She also told me that he hated the name "Pearl" and had people call him "Peter." He even used this name on documents at times. Of the documents I have of him (which are few) sometimes he is listed as Pearl Carney, and at other times he is listed as Peter Carney. I wish I had more information to give you, but at this time, this is all I have. Let me know if any of this information jives with yours. Jackie ----- Original Message ----- From: <WannaScrap@aol.com> To: <CARNEY-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, October 19, 2000 7:58 PM Subject: Re: [CARNEY-L] My Carney line > In a message dated 10/18/00 11:39:55 PM Pacific Daylight Time, > GranyGuse@prodigy.net writes: > > << > Surname: Carney > ------------------------- > > I am looking for information on Pearl Carney, my grandfather. He was born > in Indiana somewhere around 1880, or there-abouts. He married Grace Louise > Jack. They had six children: Louise, Theodore, Alvin(my father), Roger, > Lawrence, and Patty(who died when she was a child) >> > Do you have ANY idea what your Pearl Carney's middle name was????? I am > looking for info on my great grandfather Pearl Fred Carney. The dates should > be close to the one you gave for his birh. I don't know much but willing to > share. Do you know approx where he resided at any given time, was he married > more than once? > Thank you > Teri (WannaScrap@aol.com) >