This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Purnell/Ecker/Becker Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/wEB.2ACE/110 Message Board Post: I just found my Purnell line in the 1900 census: Augustus (hoh) dob 8/1852 MD Charlotte (W) dob 7/1858 NJ Florence (d) dob 8/1876 PA Lottie (d) dob 10/1878 PA Augustus Jr (s) dob 9/1882 PA Miriam (d) dob 9/1884 PA Viola (d) dob 5/1885 PA William (s) dob 6/1890 PA Pearl (d) dob 12/1894 PA Richard (s) dob 7/1897 PA Augustus' father was from England and his mother from Scotland. Do any of these names tie in to your line? Thanks! God bless, Susan