This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: SHELLEY Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/jAB.2ACI/1839.1 Message Board Post: Elaine, Have you pulled copies of the death certificates for all their children who died after the reporting of deaths became mandatory around 1915? Have you looked for Social Security records for those who died after 1935? Social Security came into being in 1935. Just some suggestions. Both the Death Certificates and the SS records should give the names of both parents and ask for the maiden name of the mother. Hope this helps you find that elusive maiden name!