This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Smith,Cook,Wortman Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/5UB.2ACI/380.614.649.656.1222.4 Message Board Post: Do you have a John H. Smith b. ca 1852 (?) that possibly had a brother or other close relative named George Smith, born in the same time frame? My G grandfather was Noah Anderson Smith b 1872 d.Dec 28, 1929. His death certificate gives his parents as John Smith and Rebecca Davis. I have recently been given some oral history on my family that says John Smith wasn't Anderson Smith's father at all. It's very probable that a brother of John's (George) was Anderson's biological father, and he was raised by John Smith, who was his uncle. My family is from the upper Cleveland County area around Belwood, Dirty Ankle, Toluca, Casar,and the Burke County area. I would be very, very grateful for any help, clue, or even gossip, that I can get at this point!! Thanks in advance....Pam