Hi, Anyone for a challenge? My cuz and I are wanting to find our Great-grandfathers birth parents.... Birth Record: Genesee County Child name: John HORTON Location: Burton Date of Birth: Nov. 01, 1877 Mother: Mary Blip (I was told BLISS) Birthplace: Michigan Father: Not Given Birthplace: Not Given Both parents lived in Flint Adopted parents: Alexander CAMPBELL and Margaret WILKES Thank You! Deb Faith

I can't help you with the father's name, but a clue about the "Blip" versus "Bliss". Often in the old handwriting, two s's together, were written with a character that resembled an uncrossed "f" that extended below the line. This "f" might also have been read as a "p". Suzette DKEL3159@aol.com wrote: > > Hi, > Anyone for a challenge? My cuz and I are wanting to find our > Great-grandfathers birth parents.... > > Birth Record: Genesee County > Child name: John HORTON > Location: Burton > Date of Birth: Nov. 01, 1877 > Mother: Mary Blip (I was told BLISS) Birthplace: Michigan > Father: Not Given Birthplace: Not Given > Both parents lived in Flint > Adopted parents: Alexander CAMPBELL and Margaret WILKES > > Thank You! > Deb Faith

>Hi, > Anyone for a challenge? My cuz and I are wanting to find our >Great-grandfathers birth parents.... > >Birth Record: Genesee County >Child name: John HORTON >Location: Burton >Date of Birth: Nov. 01, 1877 >Mother: Mary Blip (I was told BLISS) Birthplace: Michigan In old penmanship, the cursive symbol for a double "S" looks very similar to a cursive "P". It would be VERY easy to err in that way. Look for other names written by the same person to see if that's the way they wrote the double "S". Carol Bogue >Father: Not Given Birthplace: Not Given >Both parents lived in Flint >Adopted parents: Alexander CAMPBELL and Margaret WILKES > >Thank You! >Deb Faith