Sherri --- Have you checked the censuses or City Directories for that area? -- Cheers, Jim Gordon, Laurel, MD USA sherri gordon wrote: > > I AM RESEARCHING MY HUSBANDS FAMILY. ONLY NOW I HAVE RUN INTO A WALL. SO FAR THE ONLY INFORMATION I HAVE: > > 1. PERRY EDWARD GORDON BORN JOPLIN,MO ABOUT 1900 OR 1901. > 2. PERRY'S FATHER(JAMES GORDON) WAS A RAILROAD WORKER AND MOVED HIS FAMILY TO PITTSBURG AND ERIE,KS. HE WAS KILLED IN A RAILROAD ACCIDENT IN 1903 OR 1904. > 3. THE COUNTY(JASPER) COURTHOUSE IN JOPLIN, MO UNFORTUNATLY HAD A FIRE SOME YEARS BACK AND LOST MOST OF THE RECORDS. > > IF ANYONE HAS ANY INFO IT WOULD GREATLY APPRECIATED. > ITS LIKE THE ROAD DEAD ENDS IN JOPLIN. > > THANKS > SHERRI (WOOD) GORDON > D) GORDON