What was the title of that old 50's song "Why Is Everybody Always Picking On Me" I decided it was time to get the information on my fathers -mothers side of the family ,so I wrote my Dear 90 year old great aunt that I had not seen in years a real nice letter asking if she could give me a hand with names and dates. Well this morning I got my reply: Dear Storm, Was really happy to received your letter and agree that is has been way to long since we have seen each other ,I may make a few mistakes ,but think I can help you out with our family tree .Number one we should have never went by the name of HOBBS[alias] our real grandpa's name was O'BRIAN [alias] He came from Ireland,grandma was from Scotland,she was born on the ship on the way to America,she always told us she was a women with out a country her parents name was Alley but we never knew their given names. Grandpa O'Brian built his cabin and went to a town about a 150 miles away to earn some money, Dad was about 2 years old and aunt Lucy about four, while grandpa was gone Henry Hobbs moved in with grandma.When grandpa O'Brian returned Henry met him at the door with a shot gun.We kids always called it a "shot gun divorce" They never legally married and had five girls and two boys-the Hobbs grandpa died of consumption as did the five girls. Mother parents were Sydney and Martha Chase Grandpa Chase was English and grandma was Holland Dutch-mother told me grandma was raised on a southern plantation and was a cousin to Grover Cleveland so I was told. your aunt Mert had some information about the family but it had a lot of mistakes ,I have it but it isn't where I thought it was so will have to keep looking. Hope this information will be of help to you and have a Happy Holidays , Aunt------ Note 1. God love her she was really trying to help-after Christmas I driving the three hundred miles to see her and I need to know what happen to Grandpa O'brian -to complicate matters my grandpa's sister married grandma and aunt--- brother after the death of her first husband, looks like I got my work cut out for me on this one. Note 2. I changed the family member names and left out some text that was of the personal nature. Just thought you folks might enjoy reading Ah. the challenges of genealogy isn't it great. ______________________________________________ Storm E.See <[email protected]> ______________________________________________