I'm a new kid on the block and I need some help. Here is the problem: Following my father's line, I followed MY grandfather to his father, Edward. Well, I found a 1870 census of Edward as a child being raised by his mother M. E. alone. Now, how do I find out what "M. E." stands for, and what happened to Edward's father? I was thinking I could go through civil war pensions and see if he died during the war...but I don't know what her name WAS! It's really starting to annoy me. I have another from my mother's branch that dates to 1769 North Carolina. I'm not finding anything on Ancestry. Where else can I search for information on this ancestor? I can use any suggestion you can think of! Thank you so much in advance, Terrie Milligan Acton, California "Terrie Milligan" <Terrie@cavibigoaks.com>