Maria, We are searching in the same (foggy) area in Saginaw. Here's what I know about the formation of Saginaw Gear (an extract from Portrait and Biographical Record, Saginaw and Bay County, MI, 1892, Biographical Publishers, Chicago, 1892, pp.288-289): "James McGregor, Sr., learned boiler-making on The Clyde in Glascow, Scotland...Upon returning to Saginaw, Michigan before 1858, James founded, along with John L. Jackson, the boiler works known as "McGregor and Jackson'." From a history of Saginaw County, "In 1899, E. D. Church purchased of James McGregor [Jr.], his interest in the boiler works of McGregor and Jackson, and the manufacture of boilers, heaters, tanks, burners, plate and structural iron was added to their line." Following that acquisition, the firm went on to become a division of General Motors in 1910. In 1999, it continued to exist as Saginaw Gear. If there are employee records, this suggests that they would be held by General Motors. James McGregor, Jr. is my great-grandfather and my task is to find where he disappeared to in 1899. Prior to that time, he was an Alderman in the Sixth Ward, active in politics, a member of the Masonic Lodge. He was the spouse of Maude Hall. Keep me in mind if you find any information about your kin that might be of help. Thanks. Pat Hall Bloomfield Hills, Michigan