The only mention of the name Brown that I've found so far is this: William Brown McElroy b. 18 Oct., 1826 in Caldwell Co., Ky. I doubt that there is a connection. You wouldn't find your father or grandfather in SSDI because they died before 1962. That is when the index began, so to speak. Go to the SSDI page on rootsweb.com. There is a link to another page that tells about the history of the Social Sucurity Death Index. If your grandfather was born in Ireland as late as 1871, have you tried finding a record of naturalization or immigration? Or a ship passenger list with his name on it? Or, how about death certificates for either of them? And, I wouldn't be so quick to assume discrimination due to a "Mixed Heritage", even in the South. Besides, by the 1870's, American Indians east of the Mississippi had been marrying white folks for close to 200 years. If you'd like to write to me directly and give me the information that you do have, I'll be glad to try and give you some more direction for your search. Julie Freeman jffree1@hotmail.com From: Jeraldnep@aol.com Reply-To: MCELROY-L@rootsweb.com To: MCELROY-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [MCELROY-L] Re: McElroys came from Ire 1871-Brown(e) McElroy, 1871-1945 Date: 7 Jul 2002 04:42:49 -0600 This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: McElroy Classification: Marriage Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/hF0.2ACIB/573.1.2.1.1.1 Message Board Post: Do you ever see the name Browne(e) McElroy in any of your records, this my grandfather, I am of mixed heritage, and I would like to know for sure, my grandfather was Irish, my grandmother was Cherokee Indian, They were from Mississippi and Alabama, I find nothing on my folks in the Social Security Death Index, and to me this is very strange, Brown(e) McElroy died in 1940, my father, his son,was killed in 1944 by a bus in Sumpter County, Alabama.And I find nothing else.Thanks, if you ever heard of this McElroy, please let me know! I was surprised as the volume of McElroy's in Alabama, and no one ever heard of my grandfather?They probable dis-owned him because h married out of his race, we know how it was in those days, discrimination was law. ==== MCELROY Mailing List ==== Have you considered becoming a Census Translator or Proofreader? USGenWeb will accept offers of assistance. See: http://www.usgenweb.org/projects/projects.html for more information on offering your help. _________________________________________________________________ MSN Photos is the easiest way to share and print your photos: http://photos.msn.com/support/worldwide.aspx