Hi Pat; I never thought about asking for an obiturary from the paper for Thomas. I cannot contact the g-grandson, but I have been in contact with his father for more than a year. As luck would have it the father's mother is the sister of my grandfather. I guess we are cousins then? I have been fortunate enough to find two cousins. Their mother or father are the siblings of my grandfather. Thank you for your help. Dee --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! SiteBuilder - Free, easy-to-use web site design software