This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: patsylawton Surnames: Lawton, Dale, Howard Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.dale/1142.5/mb.ashx Message Board Post: My name is Patsy Lawton. My kids' great-great-grandmother was Nellie Dale on the fathers side. Dale being her maiden name apparently. Nellie was from supposedly Bridgeport New York, however sometime in the 1800's she was in Texas performing at local theatre's. One of which being at the JW Thompson Theatre. Nellie was killed from a carriage accident in 1889. Nellie left behind 2 children, one of which was my kids great grandfather, Jasper Howard Lawton. On the birth certificate for Jasper Howard (Joseph Howard)Lawton Opa's father on the birth certificate was BF Lawton. This again was in San Antonio Texas. Nellie was born 1866. We were told she was from New York, but the birth certificate for Opa was San Antonio Texas. If you have any information about this please contact me asap. Nellie's name on the birth certificate was Howard as her last name, so we don't know if there was a marriage that took place also, we know she was a performer, and it said her stage name was Dale, bu! t clippings said her last name at the time of her death was Howard. We also know she was associated with the Staacke family in San Antonio, August Ernest Staacke was supposedly the kids gggrandfather, however through a DNA test we found that not to be true. We have been searching for a very long time. Thank You. God Bless. Nellie apparently also had a daughter of which we know nothing about. Sincerely Patsy Lawton Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.