Hi. My name is Cheryl LaNore. I am researching the subject names. I hope I can explain this: My g-grandmother, Frances "Fannie" claimed that her maiden name was Bellwood. This may or may not have been true. In later years, she used Belle as a middle name. I do have a document which shows that her name was Fannie Bellwood, and she was born in Lexington, KY. I do know that Fannie was born June 5, 1884. However, I have been unable to find a birth certificate with the name Bellwood or the many other names she used during her lifetime (see below for further names). In the 1900 census, I found her, age 16, enumerated with her "parents", George and Ella Garret, along with the other children of George and Ella (Permenus, Daniel, Roxy, Willie & Rosa). In 1910, everyone is gone except for George, Rosa and a new son, Narvy Garrett. I do know for a fact that Narvy Garrett was Fannie's half-brother. Narvy Garrett's SS-5 says that his father was George Garrett, and his mother was Ellen Harlow. I also know that either Narvy's mother or grandmother was an American Native (Cherokee). Around 1904, Fannie married Clyde Knapp. Clyde was originally from Kansas, and his ancestors immigrated from Prussia to Wisconsin in 1846. Fannie and Clyde were married in Lexington, KY. At the time of the marriage, Fannie's last name was Eldridge. My mother told me that Fannie once told her (my mother) that Fannie married very young (before Clyde), and her husband died soon after the marriage. This husband may have been Eldridge. It would explain why she always considered herself a widow. As you all can see, I am up against a brick wall. I don't know if she was born a Bellwood, Eldridge or Garrett. Clyde and Fannie moved to Illinois where they had 5 children (Howard, Raymond, Gladys, Neola, and Katherine "Jessima"). In 1926, Clyde and Fannie divorced, and Fannie moved to Washington, D.C. with the girls. The boys stayed with Clyde. While living in D.C., Fannie married and divorced twice -- Earl Reid and Edward "Shorty" Canton. Any Bellwoods/Garretts/Harlows/ and/or Eldridges out there find any of this story familiar? Glad to be on board this list. Thanks to the individual(s) that run the show, and I look forward to all of the great information the list will surely provide.