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. > >