This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.florida.counties.hillsborough/3024/mb.ashx Message Board Post: HI! my husbands grandmother was b- Marie Virgina Bass in the Tampa area 5/17/1930. On her birth certificate her mother is listed as Gertrude Bass, and the father is listed (it is bad handwritting and cant read it to well) looks like Jonne Siegona. According to the Children's Home, Inc, in Tampa, Marie Virgina Bass came to there on 7/19/1930, she was adopted placed with Wilbur and Elizabeth Counts on 8/3/1930 and the final adoption was on 3/18/1932. they changed her name to Susan Hixie Counts Elizabeth and Wilbur divorced and Elizabeth (McMahon) remarried to JC Brewer. JC never legally adopted Susan but she took his last name to be now Susan Hixie Brewer. I am working along with one of Susans daughters. Susan passed in Sep of 2005 and we would like to see if she has any other relatives out there, either from Wilbur Counts, Jonne Siegona or Gertrude Bass. Thanks for ANY and ALL help on this.... Julie