It'd be interesting to track these obits down to see if the other brother was ever found: HOPKINS, ERNEST 06 Dec 1895 - Dec 1978 82-83 98002 (Auburn, King, WA) 98371 (Puyallup, Pierce, WA) DAILEY, FRANK 01 Nov 1896 - Jan 1979 82 66801 (Emporia, Lyon, KS) 66801 (Emporia, Lyon, KS) DAILEY, FRANK 16 Jan 1901 - Jan 1985 83-84 67846 (Garden City, Finney, KS) (none specified) Oklahoma from below: [Note: It appears from his obituary that he must have located two of his brothers: http://mackleygenealogy.com/~mackley/Obit_Display.php?pid=DA_000018.jpg] In a message dated 11/1/2010 1:54:50 AM Eastern Daylight Time, bkwofc@i1.net writes: > Subj: [MOSTFRAN] John Dailey Finds Father After Ten Years (1916) > Date: 11/1/2010 1:54:50 AM Eastern Daylight Time > From: bkwofc@i1.net > Reply-to: mostfran@rootsweb.com > > Bonne Terre Register, April 28, 1916. > > BOY FINDS FATHER AFTER TEN YEARS. > John Dailey, Taken from Orphan's Home Does Not Know His > Father Is Living. > > A story that reads like a romance from a modern novel > appeared in the Lead Belt News last week in which Bonne > Terre citizens are leading characters. The wife of the > young man referred to in the story was Irene Richardson, > daughter of our esteemed citizen, Warren Richardson. Here > is the little romance around which might be woven a novel > by some literary person. > > "Some seventeen years ago Mrs. John Daily, mother of John > Dailey of Leadwood, died leaving John and three brothers > and their father. The children were all small and the > father being unable to care for them sent them to an > orphan's home in St. Louis; from which they were scattered > to the "four winds". > > "John found refuge in the home of Zeno Kerlagon of just > east of Bonne Terre, where he spent eight or ten years, or > until he was married some six months ago, when he and his > bride took up housekeeping at Leadwood where he had > obtained employment. > > "Everything was moving along nicely with the newly married > couple, but John was wondering where his father and three > brothers were, if they still be alive, until one day an > opportunity presented itself. One of his fellow workmen > had come from Potosi and having become acquainted with > John, asked him what relation he was to the Mr. Dailey, > who lived at Potosi. To which question John answered: > > "I do not know." The fellow worker went ahead talking and > told John the reason he had asked the question was because > he spelled his name the same way and the two Daileys > favored each other so much. This put John to studying the > more and the thought arose in his mind that he would drive > to Potosi, seek the Mr. Dailey, and ascertain if he was > one of his lost family. He drove to Potosi last Sunday, > met the man and told the above story and the old gentleman > gathered him in his arms and said "Yes, you are my son, > John". Neither John or his father know the whereabouts of > the other three boys, but earnestly hope that they will > turn up all safe and sound. > > "The father has been married the second time, and has six > children by his second wife and all are girls. > > "What can you do to help find the three brothers of John?"