This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/QFB.2ACE/760.2.1 Message Board Post: Thanks for the reply. My Grandmother was Clarinda Bristol Merritt. I got a copy of her marriage application and on it she listed being born in Barry Co Michigan in 1889. Her Father was William P. Bristol, born in Barry Co, and her Mother was Addie L. Bristol, also born in Barry Co. Not having their birth dates, I assume they must have been born at least 18 years or more before 1889. I found on the 1870 Barry Co census Charles A., Elias, Hiram, and William P. I also found 30 Bristol's buried in one of the cemeteries in Barry Co. Have you seen this list? Do you have any understanding who my William P Bristol is? Is he a brother to your line? I am also wondering if Addie L Bristol was a cousin of his, as that was the name given on the application and it was supposed to be her maiden name. Do you have any understanding about all the Bristol's in Barry Co? I saw a lake there named Bristol Lake. Any information you can supply would be appreciated. I want to learn as much as I can too. Clare Merritt