Valerie: I see the family in 1920 with Henry in California. Annie, mom, is missing and the two youngest. I am going to assume that John Francois and Anna were left behind as they were too young to move to California?? Maybe that is why Henry is not found in 1910 with the family?? I see both Henry and Annie in 1900 - newly married. It states he is born in RI and she in CT. In 1920, it states that Henry was born in NY. When did Annie Kerrigan Barbier die? Or was she ill after 1910 and that made Henry 'board' out the youngest children? How did your mother find out a few years before her death that she was being looked for? Lucy Whoever said "Seek and ye shall find" was not a genealogist.

Lucy, My mother was told at Julienne deConinck's funeral that the woman being buried was "not her real mother" and that her real name, was Anna Barbier and she had a brother Larry Barbier, possibly in CA. This person then said that's "all they knew". While reading a book about Clark Gable, my mother came across the name of a publicist from MGM, named, "Larry Barbier". My sister called directory assistance in CA and got a phone number for Larry Barbier, on a whim called the number and got his widow. When my sister explained who she was and why she was calling, the woman burst into tears and said....."the family has been looking for her for almost 70 years, does she know she has a sister still alive?" She didn't and fortunately they were able to meet. After both their deaths, I decided to find out how this all came about. The information you have given me has been a tremendous help. Thank you, thank you, thank you. Valerie Valerie: I see the family in 1920 with Henry in California. Annie, mom, is missing and the two youngest. I am going to assume that John Francois and Anna were left behind as they were too young to move to California?? Maybe that is why Henry is not found in 1910 with the family?? I see both Henry and Annie in 1900 - newly married. It states he is born in RI and she in CT. In 1920, it states that Henry was born in NY. When did Annie Kerrigan Barbier die? Or was she ill after 1910 and that made Henry 'board' out the youngest children? How did your mother find out a few years before her death that she was being looked for? Lucy Whoever said "Seek and ye shall find" was not a genealogist. ==== MA-CENSUS-LOOKUP Mailing List ==== NOTICE: The posting of any emails other than a lookup request or reply to a lookup request are NOT ALLOWED and may result in immediate removal from this list CENSUS LOOKUPS HOME PAGE http://www.rootsweb.com/~censlook/ ============================== To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237