Kim, My Mother was adopted in 1930 and we've been through all the adoption stuff. Your grandfather's birth certificate would have his adopted parents information on it, NOT his birth parents. Some people who were adopted had the original birth certificate with the birth parents names on it, but those were almost always sealed by the courts and you have to apply to the county in which the adoption was to get it unsealed (this varies from state to state). Please email me with what all you know about your Grandfather's adoption and maybe we can figure something out. We found my Mother's birth family without having their names and found her birth sister after they were separated 69 years (adopted by different families). So it is very possible to find out more. Linda Elliott Email: rje6116@msn.com ----- Original Message ----- From: Neese, Kim Sent: Wednesday, July 17, 2002 5:43 AM To: ELLIOTT-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [ELLIOTT] RE: Elliott Roll Call (Michael A. Elliott) Sue, You are doing a great job! My father is Walter Emerson Elliott b.12/8/1940 Mt. Victory, OH...living My grandfather was Michael Allyn Elliott b 3/1916 Ridgeway, OH d.9/1981 Bexar Co, TX I thought I had this thing figured out, but the 1920 census threw me off. Papa Mike said he was adopted from some Harpers. His birth certificate and Soc Sec Application show his parents as Emerson Early Elliott (b. 3/8/1880 Logan Co, OH d. 3/1969 Kenton, OH) and Florence Hatcher (b. 12/2/1884 Big Springs, OH. But the 1920 census (when he should have been 4 years old), he is not listed in this household! So now we are back to square one. Can anyone Help? Kim Elliott Neese Montgomery, AL ==== ELLIOTT Mailing List ==== Rootsweb Surname Resource Board: http://resources.rootsweb.com/surnames/e/l/ELLIOTT/