In a message dated 7/4/2005 9:40:34 PM Pacific Standard Time, rchandl4@midsouth.rr.com writes: Sorry Dave, My Line comes out of Virginia.. I do descend from a David Chandler who migrated from Virginia to Tn. in the 1840's Thanks, Randall H. Chandler Germantown Tn. Hi ! Randall, Thanks for the response. At least you know where your line comes from. Although my father lived in Spokane from 1899-1920, he said his father was from Des Moines, Iowa, but on the 1930 census it list his parents from Michigan. So now I am back to start. Dave Chandler - _Famsource@aol.com_ (mailto:Famsource@aol.com) I am a Chandler, my father Joe Buster Chandler was from the Spokane area of Washington. Since he was born 09,09,1899 there is no record of his birth. I have never been able to find out anything about his childhood or his parents other than what he told me. I have done a lot of research but I am not a great Genealogist. If anyone knows about getting any type of record that may tell about adoption or court orders for a child living with a relative or other person I would be most appreciative for any help I could get that could give me a clue to his past. All I know for sure (his words) was that he was born in Spokane, lived around possible the Whitman area since he talked about the Poluse & Snake River. That his mother died when he was about three years of age (1902) and he went to Yakima with his father after leaving school in the third grade about 1908. This is about the extent of information I know of my father before he came to California in 1920. I saw a Joseph B. Chandler living in Pacific County on the 1920 census, but this turned out not to be my father as he died previous to my fathers death. Every document I have of Joe, Social Security, Marriage and work applications states he was born in Spokane, but I have never seen anything specific that proves he existed there prior to 1920. Dave Chandler - _Famsource@aol.com_ (mailto:Famsource@aol.com) _ (mailto:Famsource@aol.com)