This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: pneumaticat Surnames: Meyer, Ferguson, Brandly, Robinson Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.meyer/3264/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Mary Meyer (married name Mary Robinson) was my paternal grandmother. I have no information on her parents, just that she was born 1 June 1880 in St. Jacob, Ill. and that her parents spoke what my father called "Low German" at home. She had two sisters, Minnie and Katie (sp?). Minnie's married name was Ferguson. Katie's married name was Brandly; her husband died by falling down a well and she died in childbirth shortly after, leaving two children. My grandmother took the girl, Lorine, b. 1914, and Aunt Minnie took the boy, Roland, b. 1916, and adopted them. Roland is still listed as a nephew on the 1920 census, but in Minnie's household, so I assume his parents died a year or less before. I can't find my grandparents on the 1920 census, although they married in 1915. I would appreciate any information on Katie Meyer Brandly and her husband, and on Mary, Minnie, and Katie's parents, if anyone knows anything. I do have an "autograph" book from the 1890s that belonged to my grandmother - the use was the same as we do with school yearbooks today - her family and friends have all written little paragraphs to her in it; they date from ~ 1892 to 1899. I can scan this if anyone is interested; it is from Madison County in what is called the Triad school district today. Let me know if there is a way to upload this to a public file and I will, if there is any value to having it made public. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.