When you say you "cannot find any" I presume you are referring to having checked the census for every decade from 1930 to 1900. It seems surprising that you couldn't find any Bush or Harris names in those years as those are common names. Have you tried the Chicago newspapers for obituaries in 1984 and 1988? Since they both died in Chicago, write the state for death certificates, that should give you some additional data to go on. Good luck! Ralph -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Monday, June 07, 2004 5:56 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Chiles/Bush/Harris This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: CHILES/BUSH/HARRIS Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/lIB.2ACE/537 Message Board Post: HI everyone, I am helping a friend of mine with her family genealogy. Her grandmother's name was IDELLA BUSH b. 10 March 1905 in Starksville. She died in Chicago in 1984. Her grandfather was BUSTER CHILES b. 19 Apr 1902 in Starksville. He too died in Chicago in 1988. My friend's great grandmother (maternal) was an OSIE HARRIS and Unknown BUSH. I cannot find any Osie Harris nor any Bush. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks. Alx