This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: cbotteron Surnames: Lamb, Greenleaf Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.massachusetts.unknown/6945/mb.ashx Message Board Post: My ancestors James Harrison LAMB (b. 1822 Holliston) and Sarah Brown Greenleaf (b. 1822 Starks, Maine) married in 1842 and had five children. Their older son, James H. Lamb (Jr.), apparently had some sort of mental problem. He was born about 1846 in Mass. but I have been unable to find a birth or death record for him (or a birth record for his older sister Ella Sophronia Lamb). 1850 census and 1855 Mass. census: can't find the family. 1860 census (Framingham): father listed as Harrison Lamb, farm labor. Son James age 14, described as "fits, insane." 1865 Mass. census (Holliston): father listed as James H, cordwainer. Son James H. Jr. age 20, invalid. 1870 census (Holliston): father James H. works for boot factory. Son James H. age 25, no occupation, "idiotic." 1880 census: the family had moved to Cleveland, Ohio. Son James H. was not with them. Maybe son James was placed in a mental asylum after 1870. However, I cannot find a later census record or a death record for him in either Mass. or Ohio. Suggestions appreciated! Carol B. 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.