This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Gorham Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/BiZ.2ACIB/225.5 Message Board Post: Hi, Deborah: I am a beginner on family history and have just begun to start putting things together. My grandmother's name was Olive Christina Gorham and her mother's maiden name was Taylor. She named one of her sons Joel "Franklin." She lived in Oklahoma and Texas and I understand her part of the Gorham family was a large part of the Chamal Colony who went to Mexico in the early 1900's. I also remember my mother mentioning a great-aunt Vi. Do you suppose it would be safe to say that Franklin Pierce Gorham was her father? Thank you for any help!