Posted on: BaltimoreCity County Md. Query Forum Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Md/BaltimoreCity/13370 Surname: layfield ------------------------- DEAR LAYFIELD FAMILY MEMBER I AM WORKING ON MY FAMILY HISTORY AND IF YOU CAN GIVE ME A BIT OF HELP. MY FATHER WAS MAURICE LAYFIELD B.1943-D1985 LAST LIVING IN NEW ROCHELLE, NY.. HIS PARENTS WHERE NOT FROM THE AREA . I HAVE A UNIQUE YET COMMON SITUATION MY FAMILY IS AFRICAN AMERICAN AND ALTHOUGH I HAVE GOTTEN ALOT OF HELP AND REASEARCH INFO FROM THE LAYFIELDs ON LINE ,WHO ARE GREAT GROUP THAT HAVE LINKED UP ALL OVER THE CONTRY THEY ARE ALL WHITE I.HAVE FOUND 3 OTHER AFRICAN AMERICANS SO FAR, AND THEY ALL LIVE IN OTHER STATES AND HAVE VERY LITTLE INFO ABOUT THEIR FAMILY.. ..AT THIS POINT I AM LOOKING FOR A POSSIBLRE POINT OF ORIGIN A PLACE WHERE THERE MAY BE A LARGE NUMBER IF YOU WOULD BE SO KIND AS TO PROVIDE ME WITH SOME BASIC INFORMATION ..I WOULD BE VERY GREATFUL ARE YOU AFRICAN AMERICAN?-------------- *if not you can find some layfield family history at .myfamily.com .the site is called layfield lane .a great group with lots of info and pictures ..get in touch WHAT STATE IS YOUR FAMILY FROM?----------- DO MANY STILL RESIDE THERE?---------------- ANY OTHER INFO YOU WISH TO GIVE ME WILL BE HELPFUL, I AM LOOKING AT THE TIME PERIOD OF THE 1940S AT THIS POINT , SO IF YOU HAVE ANY OLDER FAMILY MEMBERS THAT CAN PROVIDE ME WITH INFO, PLEASE LET ME KNOW THEY ARE A GREAT SOURCE OF FAMILY HISTORY AND BETTER THAN ANY DATABASE CAN PROVIDE ..THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME .PLS E-MAIL ME BACK AT .COCCINELLA777@AOL.COM