This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/0UB.2ACI/522.1.1 Message Board Post: Hmmm, I don't have any of the Beams you mentioned listed on my tree, as of yet. Can you give me some dates? We haven't been able to go back beyond about 1880 so far, with a possible link to a George Beam born around 1817. The furthest back we know for sure is Abe Beam, who died sometime around 1895. He was Gyp's father, who was Hettie's father, who was my father's mother. Even if Abe was an only child, it's doubtful his father was, so there's more Beams out there related ... distantly. Send me info, and as I come across things, if anything matches I'll let you know. TS ps, Had to post this reply here. Your email address bounced the message back.