I am new to this list and I have a very difficult problem to solve. I had a great great aunt that lived in Modesto. Her first name was Bendora but I don't know her married name. She was born most likely in the 1880's. Bendora had a sister Emilly Ellison who according to their mother's obit lived in England. Probably the girls were born in Scotland. I think to that the sisters were raised Catholic so I would assume Bendora remained so. Bendora and Emilly's mother was Rachalia C. either McCormick or Harrison born in Glasgow Scotland Aug 18, 1863. One was a maiden name and the other was a married name from Rachalia's first husband but I don't know which was which, yet. It was mentioned that her first husband might have been a physician. Rachalia married my great great grandfather Joseph Wagner in 1898. Joe had a son Francis Benjamin Wagner born 1879 supposedly in North Dakota. So Francis was a step brother to the girls. Rachalia I found in Dixon MT and then a mention of in Tonasket WA but nothing was mentioned to me where the girls were at this time. Francis aka Frank Wagner moved to Sacramento CA Where he and his wife Mabel Sarney Wagner (born in England) and their family lived. A very distant relative mentioned that Francis sister Bendora lived in Modesto. Any possibility of familiarity with such flimsy information. I would assume that if she lived her life in Modesto she could have lived to the 1940's/60's. Thanks for any help or tips. I am relatively novice at this adventure but I found that any hearsay has some truth to it most of the time. Hope to hear from someone Chris Fox foxhunt@gte.net