Another possible spelling is HEATON; I had an early 19th century ancestor whose name changed from HEATON to HAYDEN during his lifetime, which made it quite difficult to trace his origins. There also may be other permutations. At 9:45 AM -0800 12/22/10, Muriel ann Gutierrez wrote: >Thanks for responding to my quest. I will look into different spellings. It just >might be. Muriel > > > > > >________________________________ >From: "mholmes102@aol.com" <mholmes102@aol.com> >To: hayden@rootsweb.com >Sent: Wed, December 22, 2010 8:15:08 AM >Subject: Re: [HAYDEN] HARRY HAYDEN > >Muriel, hayden was the maiden name of my great grandmother, george anna hayden, >who was born in alabama. Her father was franklin. I don't have a harry hayden in >my records. >Martha kendall holmes >------Original Message------ >From: Muriel ann Gutierrez >Sender: hayden-bounces@rootsweb.com >To: HAYDEN@rootsweb.com >ReplyTo: hayden@rootsweb.com >Subject: [HAYDEN] HARRY HAYDEN >Sent: Dec 22, 2010 5:02 AM > >I am looking for a man by the name of HARRY HAYDEN. The only information I have >for him is he was the father of my sis in law and she looked all her life for >him. The info she gave me was he lived in Orange County, CA and worked for the >railroad. She was born in 1916, so I would want to know about 1915 on to start. >I can find no record of hers that has anything about him but this was her >father, she was very adamant about who he was..I have seen her with a different >surname and I don't know why that was.. She has passed away but I would like to >find him for her children. I think the railroad could be the biggest clue. I >don't know anything else about him other than this. I hope someone can help me >or give me an idea as to how to find him. Thanks, Muriel > > > -- Jeff Hecht, science & technology writer jeff@jeffhecht.com or jhecht@nasw.org 525 Auburn St., Auburndale, MA 02466 USA tel. 617-965-3834 http://www.jeffhecht.com