This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: dburns41 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.michigan.counties.wayne/7690.2.2.1.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Sorry, NY and have not lived in MI either. My dad and his 2 brothers were put into a foster home when my G-father passed. They were all young (dad was oldest at 8) and they were then split up with 3 different families. G-mother remarried later and raised a 2nd family. We had very little contact with his family over the years and much of what little dad remembered was just a few childhood memories. It has taken a lot of research to find out anything about his mother's family since he thought her name was Lenora vs. Alice. Guess she didn't like Alice? I pieced together by being a pest that maybe it was Alice and then Sanford name was remembered later. Then I went looking for the Sanford families from Napanee. I never met her or any of her side of the family. I only found out that he was born in Canada when I went into the military and needed his birth information for security clearance forms. It was a big surprise to me at the time. I did trace W.E. Sanford back a few generations. William E. Sanford - George Washington Sanford - Simon Sanford. They seem to have left the USA in the early 1800's and married into some United Empire (Tory American)families that fled after the US revolt. Some of The Simon Sanford child returned to MI over the years. Don't know what the draw was other than maybe MI was being timbered and offered jobs? The name George Washington Sanford doesn't seem to fit with the Sanford's being Tories. So???? I haven't found William Ezra or Bertha (Kelly Sanford's final resting place. One person said they were in Connecticut. I haven't found anything to back that up. My guess is MI or Canada. Ditto with Florence. I just recently found the 1920 census and don't know what happened to her. Alice Lenora Sanford Burns Cooper died in PA along with her 2nd husband. Sounds like Harry was a real stinker. A ladies man? Must have left some broken hearts? Should be some records where he was jailed. 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.