Found the connection I was looking to unravel with my previous post about the Charles Major family. At least part of the way. My step grandfather was William Meridith "Billy" Goff (1904 - 1977) Turns out his mother WAS named Lester Bradshaw. Yep, that's right, his mother's name was Lester. She was born sometime about 1884 in KY and married for the first time when she was 20 years old according to the 1930 census. In 1904 I KNOW she was married to William Alexander Goff who died during WWI in 1917. However, by the 1930 census she is listed as Lester Cooksey and married to a TC Cooksey who was 11 years her senior. Now Lester's mother was Margaret Bradshaw (abt 1850 - 1935). I know that Margaret was a Major prior to her marriage because of some research on the KYSEEKER website I was doing. BUT, I don't know which Bradshaw she was married to. Margaret Major Bradshaw's parents were Howard Major and Rachel Ann McDonald/MacDonald. Howard Major's father was Charles Major ... which is how this how ball of yarn began to unravel for me. <grin> I just had to come at it from the backside. Now, if anyone could enlighten me about which Bradshaw that Margaret/Maggie E. Major was married to I would greatly appreciate it. Thanks. Kathy Kathy in FL mamkmm2@prodigy.net http://www.easyfunschool.com Free Newsletter: EFSNewsletter-subscribe@yahoogroups.com