This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/gBB.2ACE/1094.1 Message Board Post: Write to the Bureau of Vital Statistics in the state capitol and get a copy of his death certificate which will have names of his parents. Once you get this, write to the local newspaper and get a copy of his obituary which will have names of his surviving brothers and sisters, spouce, and children. I have Mc Elvains that married brothers and sisters of my direct line ancestors in next door Muhlenburg County back in the early 19th century.