>Date: Tue, 5 Sep 2000 17:45:08 -0700 >X-From_: BrendaBonebrake@cs.com Tue Sep 5 17:45:07 2000 >From: BrendaBonebrake@cs.com >Old-Date: Tue, 5 Sep 2000 20:45:01 EDT >Subject: familytree >To: nesaline-l-request@rootsweb.com >X-Mailer: CompuServe 2000 32-bit sub 109 >X-Diagnostic: Unprocessed >X-Envelope-To: NESALINE-L-request > >Hi, >I'm working on my father's familytree. My father (Harold Robinson) was >adopted when he was 8 years old, that was around in the year of 1933. My >father remembers his family's names and things that happened while he lived >with them. He had a younger sister and brother. He was borned in Nebraska >City. His parent's names were Harry Robinson and Anna Smith. He was adopted >by a couple that lived in Lodgepole. Both his real and foster parents are >gone. I have the number of his real birth cert. and need some help getting a >copy of it. If you have an ideal, how I can get a copy, please could you let >me know? > >I know my grandfather had two brothers and a sister. His father's sister >(Josephine Robinson ) married Frank Harms. They had five sons. Frank and >Josephine lived in Crete, Nebraska. Josephine's brother (Abner Robinson) >lived with them. > >We found my father's uncle(Frank) in 1968. My mother's brother talked them >into moving to Calif. My parents wrote to Uncle Frank till he passed away and >that was in the early 1970s. My father's Aunt Josephine had passed away >before we found Uncle Frank. >I'm looking for any family members that are left. > >Could you let me know what is the name of the newspapers that served Crete? >Hopefully, I could get the name, address, and phone number from you? I'm >hoping to write to the newspapers and see if they could check for any >information. From what Uncle Frank told us, his family lived not too far >away. Over the years, I have forgotten some of the information he told us. So >I have to start somewhere. Any information would be most welcome. Thank you >for your help. >Warm Wishes, Brenda >brendabonebrake@cs.com