This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: thomasker2 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.kansas.counties.cowley/973.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: NOTE - There is a 20 yr. gap in the census records [1880 - 1900] as the 1890 census was burned in the 1920's. Add 20 yrs to everyone's 1880 age for the 1900 census. I'm not related to any member of this family. Census records do not record the specific locality of a person's birth. 1940 is the last available census at this time. WHO died in 1953??? The SSDI was not established at time. 1940 - Name: Rena Mae Finch Respondent: Yes Age: 27 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1913 Gender: Female Race: Negro (Black) [WHY didn't you say that this family was NEGRO?] Birthplace: Alabama Marital Status: Married Relation to Head of House: Wife Home in 1940: Brown, Fayette, Alabama Inferred Residence in 1935: Rural, Fayette, Alabama Residence in 1935: Rural, Fayette, Alabama Resident on farm in 1935: Yes Attended School or College: No Highest Grade Completed: Elementary school, 4th grade Weeks Worked in 1939: 0 Income: 0 Income Other Sources: No D T Finch 30, ALA - farmer Rena Mae Finch 27, ALA Edward Finch 9, ALA Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board. <br>