Ronald -- I am not part of your Cherry's but -- on a hunch (based on the semi-recent date of her death) I did a search in the Soc Sec Death Index sponsored by RootsWeb. I found this: LENA COWAN 14 Feb 1891 - Oct 1972 Last Residence: Gallatin, Sumner Co., TN 37066 SS #410-84-5759 issued in Tennessee With this information, you can write the SS office and obtain a copy of her application for her SS#. Since she filled it out, she should have listed her parents names. I have obtained several of this applications -- for $7.00 they are quite handy. . . Also, Lena's death cert might also give this information. Check out the SS Death Index site at: http://ssdi.genealogy.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/ssdi.cgi Once you locate your Grandmother, you can click on the box at the far right which says "SS-5 Letter" and print out a copy ready for you to sign and send of to the Soc Sec Admin with your $7.00. Good luck, Valerie (Johnson) Freeman Santa Ana, California Researching: Nixon in GA/AL Lochbaum/Laughbaum in PA/OH Cherry in MD/PA/OH/IA/NE