In a message dated 12/5/2007 3:30:28 P.M. Pacific Standard Time, mikejboyd@bigpond.com writes: I assume that you and your husband have looked at "stolen" children Police reports for that period. You may need to look for a year or two either side of his known birthday. If he was stolen, what benefit would his "new" parents get from stealing him. Is there "Government" paper work his new parent would have had to fill out to get that benefit, etc. My husband and I have kidded through the years that we were going to keep checking every milk carton that we get to see if we find his picture. I have looked for newspaper articles to see if maybe that is what happened, but have not found anything. The only "government" paperwork would be the "Foster parents program" and that would give them a monthly payment from the county for taking care of them. They didn't file anything like that with the County Government. They didn't do anything (not even report them) They just wanted kept them and changed their names and treated them very poorly. regards, Kathy **************************************Check out AOL's list of 2007's hottest products. (http://money.aol.com/special/hot-products-2007?NCID=aoltop00030000000001)

Hey Kathy Since you've gotten great replies from the world over, I'll reply to the list as it may help other searchers. It sounds like you have thoroughly checked the obvious U.S. websites and references. Have you considered checking the 1940 US Census for young Joan Rebecca Lattie b.~1939 ? (if that was her maiden name) The 1940 census won't be available to the public til April 2012. But, if you have an extra $ 65.00 after Christmas, the US Census Bureau will search the census for you. I don't know if they can search based on an address of "Texas", or not. You might contact them to see what they can do. It will cost you to get details. They have $10.00 add on fees for stuff that should be included. And, of course, you have to fill out a form, BC-600. Google US Census Bureau and click on Age Search Service for more details. Good luck Rick Hutton Idaho, USA Looking for Munce in Co Down. Munce, hell, ...I've been looking for yeers ! ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ -------Original Message------- From: KPagape@aol.com Date: 12/5/2007 6:30:49 PM To: nir-down@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [NIR-DOWN] I need to pick your brains=off topic In a message dated 12/5/2007 3:30:28 P.M. Pacific Standard Time, mikejboyd@bigpond.com writes: I assume that you and your husband have looked at "stolen" children Police reports for that period. You may need to look for a year or two either side of his known birthday. If he was stolen, what benefit would his "new" parents get from stealing him. Is there "Government" paper work his new parent would have had to fill out to get that benefit, etc. My husband and I have kidded through the years that we were going to keep checking every milk carton that we get to see if we find his picture. I have looked for newspaper articles to see if maybe that is what happened, but have not found anything. The only "government" paperwork would be the "Foster parents program" and that would give them a monthly payment from the county for taking care of them. They didn't file anything like that with the County Government. They didn't do anything (not even report them) They just wanted kept them and changed their names and treated them very poorly. regards, Kathy **************************************Check out AOL's list of 2007's hottest products. (http://money.AOL.com/special/hot-products-2007?NCID=aoltop00030000000001) ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to NIR-DOWN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Just did some digging through LDS and there is a Latty descendent who has done a lot of research on the Texas Latty family. I'm sending his name and address offline - although you probably already know it! If not, he may know some links. Wendy ----- Original Message ----- From: <KPagape@aol.com> To: <nir-down@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, December 05, 2007 9:29 PM Subject: Re: [NIR-DOWN] I need to pick your brains=off topic > > > In a message dated 12/5/2007 3:30:28 P.M. Pacific Standard Time, > mikejboyd@bigpond.com writes: > > I assume that you and your husband have looked at "stolen" children > Police > reports for that period. You may need to look for a year or two either > side > > of his known birthday. > > If he was stolen, what benefit would his "new" parents get from stealing > him. > > Is there "Government" paper work his new parent would have had to fill > out > to get that benefit, etc. > > > > My husband and I have kidded through the years that we were going to keep > checking every milk carton that we get to see if we find his picture. I > have > looked for newspaper articles to see if maybe that is what happened, but > have > not found anything. The only "government" paperwork would be the "Foster > parents program" and that would give them a monthly payment from the > county for > taking care of them. They didn't file anything like that with the County > Government. They didn't do anything (not even report them) > They just wanted kept them and changed their names and treated them very > poorly. > > regards, > Kathy > > > > > **************************************Check out AOL's list of 2007's > hottest > products. > (http://money.aol.com/special/hot-products-2007?NCID=aoltop00030000000001) > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > NIR-DOWN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

How about a white pages search? There are a few with different combinations of forenames and spellings: There is a Joan R Latty, right age (67) living in Santa Rosa, CA Wendy ----- Original Message ----- From: <KPagape@aol.com> To: <nir-down@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, December 05, 2007 9:29 PM Subject: Re: [NIR-DOWN] I need to pick your brains=off topic > > > In a message dated 12/5/2007 3:30:28 P.M. Pacific Standard Time, > mikejboyd@bigpond.com writes: > > I assume that you and your husband have looked at "stolen" children > Police > reports for that period. You may need to look for a year or two either > side > > of his known birthday. > > If he was stolen, what benefit would his "new" parents get from stealing > him. > > Is there "Government" paper work his new parent would have had to fill > out > to get that benefit, etc. > > > > My husband and I have kidded through the years that we were going to keep > checking every milk carton that we get to see if we find his picture. I > have > looked for newspaper articles to see if maybe that is what happened, but > have > not found anything. The only "government" paperwork would be the "Foster > parents program" and that would give them a monthly payment from the > county for > taking care of them. They didn't file anything like that with the County > Government. They didn't do anything (not even report them) > They just wanted kept them and changed their names and treated them very > poorly. > > regards, > Kathy > > > > > **************************************Check out AOL's list of 2007's > hottest > products. > (http://money.aol.com/special/hot-products-2007?NCID=aoltop00030000000001) > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > NIR-DOWN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

I think we are all so interested in this because we have run into to similar situations in our research. As the ones digging around and asking the questions, we get onto some of the family secrets. I certainly know that I have. And those secrets make the research more challenging. Sometimes it's challenging because you know things you can't really publish in the family tree. I found a menage a trois in my family with the older children from the official husband and the younger children apparently from the unofficial husband. Then I have a story about two fathers switching babies at the hospital - one had a dead wife and one had a dead baby, so they matched them up. Or that may not be true at all. And the adoption stories. I know so many that were in-family adoptions pretending to be something else that I don't trust any "adoptions" any more - and I also don't discriminate against adopted family members as many do. And even when it's none of the above, the research puzzles that we run into are so similar to the challenges of finding birth parents that it's instructive. I'm thinking of one family where the wife was married three times to husbands who were married at least twice and trying to figure out whose children were whose and what their relation was is enough to make your head spin. Diane Diane Hettrick, dhettrick@earthlink.net May you ask the right question of the right person at the right time.