Find your grt grt grandmother's marriage license. It should tell the name of her parents on that. k hribal wrote: > > > My grt grt grandmother, Ida Belle Smith, was born in Mercer Co., Ill in > 1863. We were told she was adopted out. I have found her on the 1870 Kansas > census with this family-James Massey. I also found James Massey in 1860 in > Mercer Co., Aledo. In the same census and twp I found 3 Smiths. George and > Mary with 4 children; Soemon and Eliza and five children and a single > female-Rebecca age 25 b Ireland. > > > > Is there someone who can help me/point me in the right direction to find > out which is her family? I suspect it would be the Rebecca. Is there someone > who might do a lookup at the courthouse? > > > > I will be more than happy to pay for anything to find this family! > > > > Thank you In advance. > > K Hribal > >