New to this list and been lurking. We're researching the BROWN surname! :-( Over the last 30+ years some of the older relatives have tried to learn who gggrandpa's parents were; they've had no success. Now with the help of the internet, some of the younger cousins are working on this again. Here's what we know: >From one of the cousins: > > Thomas Brown and Uncle Joe Brown hopped a train to Alexandria > around 1875 -1878. They were 13 to 16 years old at that time. > Uncle Joe is the son who listed Joshua was born in Henry Co on > his marriage application. > GGGrandpa, Joshua Brown, was born on 20 April 1817. [His obits list his birthplace as in Wayne Co, IN, not Henry Co.] He moved to Elkhart Co, IN ca 1840, married John Proctor's daughter, Mary, settling near the Proctor home in Washington Twp, Elkhart Co, IN. The PROCTORs spent time in Henry Co, but we've found no PROCTOR relatives that stayed in the Henry/Madison Co area. They moved to Elkhart Co, too. Consequently, we figure the cousins the boys went to visit had to be BROWN cousins. So WHO did they visit? There are several BROWN researchers listed on the Madison Co. GenWeb site - which ones lived around Alexandria ca 1878? Also found mention on the internet of a Brown Cemetery in Madison Co, Indiana. Where is that and where might one find more information on which Browns are buried there? The story passed down through the family is that gggrandpa was orphaned as a very young child, so we are having a very difficult time tracking our cousins and ancestors. Hope someone out there is able to provide some clues. Cindy Kimes