In a message dated 12/15/02 8:01:32 PM Eastern Standard Time, MIGENESE-D-request@rootsweb.com writes: > Brainerd, Eliz W., female, white, widowed, 93y 7mo, place of death 2nd Ward > City Of Flint, cause Paralysis, born Massachusetts, occ. housewife, father & > > mother unknown. Date of record May 9, 1896. This certainly matches up with my data - I calculated her birthdate last night to be 1803 from the 1880 census and she was certainly born in Mass - poor Mr Brainerd keeps moving about - first I have him as 'Judge' then as 'Eli' and now from your email and one other I finally get his given name! It's been a long road for Elizabeth - I started by fishing a family photo out of the trash years ago (I think they tossed her spouse when I wasn't looking, have never found the photo I recalled being with it) when everyone insisted she wasn't related. I said the 'Aunt' before her name kinda led me to think she was. Thanks! Liz