Clif, I really don't know much.... my father (deceased) was born in 1925 (fact) in Decatur, Illinois (Monroe County), his name was Almon William Hinds, he went by Bill. He served in WWII, Army, in the Phillipines. His father was Almon Hinds, he died suddenly at home when my Dad was about 12...so approx 1937 (I think). Almon's wife (my grandmother) Mildred (Myers...maiden name) was born 1898 or 1899 in central Illinois and was a a farm girl who later became a teacher after Almon's passing. She never remarried. FYI, my Dad and Mom graduated from Milliken University in Decatur, Illinois....probably 1950 give or take a year or 2. My mother...Gloria Granert (maiden name) was from Toluca, Illinois where her Dad, Robert Granert founded the Granert dress factory. That dress factory was converted at the governments request (or insistence) to a hemp facility during WWII for the manufacture of rope. Now that I think about it - somewhere I have a handwritten "book" (actually a notebook) written by Mildred in the 1970's-80's about her life....which I'm sure will have some Hinds family references. I need to dig it out....haven't thought about it in years! That's all I know.....not too much, but it's a start. I really do need to find "Granny's book". Thanks for any help you can provide. Jerry ----- Original Message ----- From: "Clif Hinds" <hindsclif@yahoo.com> To: <HINDS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, March 07, 2005 8:38 AM Subject: [HINDS] Hinds family > Jerry, > > Tell me what you know about your family as far back as you can. Also > let me know what you think but do not know. Tell me which is fact and > which is thinking. I will see what I have that might help you. > > Clif > > > > > > > > --------------------------------- > Celebrate Yahoo!'s 10th Birthday! > Yahoo! Netrospective: 100 Moments of the Web > > > ============================== > Search the US Census Collection. Over 140 million records added in the > last 12 months. Largest online collection in the world. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13965/rd.ashx > >