This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: selbee Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/jhh.2ACIB/567.2095.2097.1.2 Message Board Post: My name is Joseph Merle Selbee. I am a son of Elgin Selbee, who is the eldest son of Merle John Selbee Which was married to Neva Steele. I have one older brother, Elgin Merle Selbee jr. and 3 younger siblings. one brother James (jimmy) Selbee, two sisters, Elgina Selbee and Emma Selbee. I have been trying to learn about my past for a long time. My parents were divorced when I was an infant, and I have only met my fathers side of our family only several times in my life. I do manage to stay in touch every now and again. But to no avail we are not close. I know nothing if not very little about my past and who my ancestors are. I have a huge binder with about 300 loose leaf pages of our family tree names that I aquired from my father when he had his last stroke and was put in a retirement home. I am not sure exactly what to do with it, or even how to read it. It appears to be originated by the Franklin Family. ( Jean Franklin ). A lot of the information seems to center around ! Iowa and Canada. I have only one picture of my grandfather ( his immigration passport from canada) but none others. Please write back and I will make any information available that I can that may compliment what you already have. Thank you in advance. Joe Selbee