Toni, Thank you for replying. I have done everything you suggested. I have not been able to track my Grandmother's parents or Grandparents, as I do not have their names. I know my Grandfather immigrated to Nova Scotia, and my Grand Mother immigrated to Massachusetts. I have not been able to uncover where they were married. I was able to trace my Grandmother's birth to Massachusetts, along with her siblings. I have also been able to track her through the US census until her first marriage. During the first divorce she was granted her maiden name (Williams) however she used both her married name and maiden name at different times. (I have both the marriage records and the divorce records, she lost custody of her 4 children, one of them being my mother whom is still living. I found her second marriage quite by accident, and have also gotten copies of her marriage certificate as well as the divorce proceedings. Nothing is said about changing her name back to her maiden name (Williams, or her first Married name Wright or keeping her second married name, Schoonover.) I have searched everywhere I can think of and have hit a dead end. I have not a clue as to where to look next. any suggestions? Ellen ----- Original Message ----- From: Trena<mailto:amheater@cogeco.ca> To: nova-scotia@rootsweb.com<mailto:nova-scotia@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, April 13, 2007 5:48 PM Subject: Re: [NS-L] SSDI ----- Original Message ----- From: "esparklin SPARKLIN" Sent: Friday, April 13, 2007 4:35 PM Subject: [NS-L] SSDI >I am always amazed at the wealth of information various people have. Now I >have a question that is related to the SSDI. I am still searching for my >Grandmother. I have found 2 marriages for her. However, that is where the >trail stops. I found her birth, her parents, her sister and brother's >birth in NS, however how can I track her only knowing her dob and not the >name she died under? Thanks to all for the help! Do you know when and where she died? Do you know for sure if she was married twice? Have you sent for the two marriage certs? Both ought to have a maiden name on them. If the marriage certs are for the same woman, her former/previous married name should also be on the second cert. If you do not know the name she died under, how do you know her maiden name? What surname is on your parent's (particular grandmother's child) birth cert? You really need to start with yourself, then go to your parent's death if they have passed on, their marriage, then their birth. Only then do you go on to their parents'/your grandparents'. Toni ~ Ontario ---------------------------------------- Basic List Commands: 1. To post to the list Send a message to: NOVA-SCOTIA-L@rootsweb.com<mailto:NOVA-SCOTIA-L@rootsweb.com> 2. How to unsubscribe a. List mode: Send a message to NOVA-SCOTIA-L- request@rootsweb.com<mailto:request@rootsweb.com> that contains only the word unsubscribe b. Digest mode: Send a message to NOVA-SCOTIA-D- request@rootsweb.com<mailto:request@rootsweb.com> that contains only the word unsubscribe 3. How to subscribe Send an email containing only the word subscribe to NOVA-SCOTIA-L-request@rootsweb.com<mailto:NOVA-SCOTIA-L-request@rootsweb.com> 4. How to change to Digest mode a. Unsubscribe from List mode (2.a. above) b. Subscribe to Digest mode Send an email containing only the word subscribe to NOVA-SCOTIA-D-request@rootsweb.com<mailto:NOVA-SCOTIA-D-request@rootsweb.com> ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to NOVA-SCOTIA-request@rootsweb.com<mailto:NOVA-SCOTIA-request@rootsweb.com> with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message