Gale, Send facts only to lady Patricia paron@bendnet.com See what I can do. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Fred and Donna Wiedeburg" <fourwieds@uswest.net> To: <GEN-UNSOLVED-MYSTERIES-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, July 16, 2000 9:16 PM Subject: Re: Charlie McIntire/McIntyre -- Oklahoma area > gayle, > I was wondering if you could help me since you have quite a bit of > knowledge. I am looking for the other biological children of my father (he > passed away in 1982 when I was a little girl) I know the children are @50 > =/- 10 years. I know my fathers information like ss#, date of birth, death, > military serial number etc. But I have no information on them other than > their names when I was young. Male child named Don Brown, female by the > first name of Elaine Brown (probably married now) > Would appreciate any help ending this search. Last known residence of the > son was St Louis, MO. I have called everyone and sent e-mails and found > nothing. > Thank you > Donna > ----- Original Message ----- > From: gayle <gayle1@wheatstate.com> > To: <GEN-UNSOLVED-MYSTERIES-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Saturday, July 15, 2000 12:12 PM > Subject: Re: Charlie McIntire/McIntyre -- Oklahoma area > > > > Andie > > As a long time genealogist, I would encourage you to start beginning to > pin > > down your information by using the census. > > > > 1. I would check the 1920 census for the Barnes in Oklahoma > > 2. Once I found where they were then, I would see if they were there as > > early as 1910. Then I would read the entire county (and if they were near > > the county line, the next county over) to see if there were McIntyres in > > that area. There may have been siblings, and I would be sure to check for > > them as well. > > 3. I would also look at the marriage records for the county and > > surrounding counties where the Barnes lived and see if the McIntyre couple > > happened to have been there for a while and married there. > > 4. It may be that the Barnes were not strangers to the couple, but long > > time neighbors or distant family either in Oklahoma, or where ever they > came > > from. > > 5. You might want to try searching any area newspapers from where the > > Barnes resided for that time frame of 1905-1915 to see what turns up. > > Small town newspapers are usually weeklies and are a quick search if you > can > > borrow them on interlibrary loan, or visit the local library or museum. > > 6. If you can determine where Evelyn attended school as a child you might > > be able to find school records giving you a birth date. Did she apply for > > social security? Many people in her age group, if they didn't have a > birth > > certificate filed about the time of Social Security implementation to > World > > War II they applied for a delayed birth certificate. > > > > I realize this all takes time, but the hunt is as much fun as the final > > victory! good luck to you and your friend! > > > > Gayle > > > > > > > > > > ==== GEN-UNSOLVED-MYSTERIES Mailing List ==== > > Please consider becoming a Rootsweb contributor. > > > > ============================== > > Personalized Mailing Lists: never miss a connection again. > > http://pml.rootsweb.com/ > > Brought to you by RootsWeb.com. > > > > > > > ==== GEN-UNSOLVED-MYSTERIES Mailing List ==== > Please consider becoming a Rootsweb contributor. > > ============================== > Join the RootsWeb WorldConnect Project: > Linking the world, one GEDCOM at a time. > http://worldconnect.genealogy.rootsweb.com/ >