Just a few for now; I have to earn a living. But I found 2 that mean a lot to me! The Daily Republican (Decatur IL), 2 Apr 1889. "Death of Henry M Gorin. This forenoon Hon. Jerome R. Gorin received a telegram informing him of the death of his brother, Henry M. Gorin, which took place this morning at 7:30 at his home in Memphis, Scotland county, Missouri, in the 77th year of his age. He died of paralysis. The deceased was a resident of Decatur for 10 years. He was born in Christian county, Kentucky, Oct. 14, 1812, and located in Vandalia, Ill., in 1828. He came to Decatur in 1832, and resided here until 1841, when he left for Missouri. He was both circuit and county clrk of Macon county, being elected as a Whig in the face of a heavy Democratic majority. He made an excellent official and was a public-spirited citizen, remembered by many of our older residents. His wife died about three years ago, and two years ago he was in Decatur for a visit. He leaves several grown children, all married. Of the Gorin family there are now two brothers and two sisters living. Henry M. Gorin was a member of the Presbyterian church. This afternoon or to-night J. R. Gorin will leave for Memphis to attend his brother's funeral." [Henry Madison Gorin was the son of John Darns Gorin, gs of Henry and Sarah Pell Gorin). His other siblings were Dr Bartley William Gorin, Gladdin Gorin, John D Gorin Jr and others. Gorin MO is named for him.] The next article really got my hopes up and I know why the event was planned. But - there was no follow-up that I can find yet: "Decatur (IL) Daily Republican, 2 May 1899. May Be Reunion. J. R. Gorin has started a movement looking toward a reunion of the Gorin family who are quite numerous in the United States. He has written several leters, to other branches of the family in other parts of the country consulting them as to their views and wishes in the matter. Every one of course is in favor of such an event which could be nothing but a very pleasant affair. This morning he got a letter from Harry C Gorin, a prominent lawyer and politician in Kentucky. His home is at Glasgow and he is a candidate for the nomination for congress in the Moonlight district and is a Democrat, of course, or he would not be looking after a nomination of that kind in that country. He is much pleased with the proposition and says he is ready to do all he can to make it a success. In his letter he suggests writing to the perfect of police in Paris, Francis, whose name is Gorin, and secure his aid in getting information relative to the branch of the family now in France, where the family originated. It is to be hoped that Mr. Gorin will succeed in organizing such a reunion, and, by the way, it is hardly necessary to waste paper about it, as whatever he undertakes along that line succeeds." Ok - add some more confusion. Remember me telling you about Jerome Rinaldo coming to Bowling Green KY and hearing about Franklin Gorin's widow, Deborah Putnam Gorin. After corresponding with her, the two branches of the Gorin clan - John Gorin and Henry Gorin's branches were re-united (poor Gladin was in TN and missed out!). OK - Harry Campbell Gorin was the son of Franklin Gorin and Deborah Putnam Gorin. He was basing his information re France on what his father believed and which appeared in old biographical sketches of his father - "famly were Huguenots and came from France in the mid 1650's". This was corrected in a later bio on Franklin and it changed to "came to Virginia in the mid 1750's" no mention of Huguenots. I know that Orville Browning Gorin (son of Jerome Rinaldo) had as a good friend, a Gorin official in Paris. Yet - our branch of the family (Henry Gorin) says they came to the 'Carolinas' from Wales in the 1650's. Oh well! Decatur (IL) Review, 6 Mar 1928. "Dies is Texas. Sister of O. B. Gorin Passes Away. Mrs. Mary E. Middleton of Dallas Tex., sister of Orville B. Gorin president of the Millikin National Bank, died Monday at mid-night according to word received in Decatur Tuesday morning. Mrs. Middleton had been in declining health for some time following a stroke of paralysis. Mrs. Middleton was about eighty-one years of age and is survived by her husband, W G? Middleton, president of the North Texas National bank at Dallas and one daughter, Mrs Mae Kelly of Dallas, Terx. She is also survived by two brothers, Orville B and J. P. Gorin of Decatur and one sister, Mrs. Mattie A. Gorin of Decatur. O. B. Goirfn and daughter Miss Gussie Gorin left Tuesday afternoon for Dallas where funeral services will be conducted Wednesday afternoon at 4 o'clock. for Mrs. Middleton. Burial will be in Dallas." More later, I'm up to 2500 articles read! Sandi Col. Sandi Gorin - Publishing: http://ggpublishing.tripod.com/ GORIN worldconnect website: http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/~sgorin