This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Major Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/BUB.2ACI/6106.1 Message Board Post: I have put all the Major records contained at the historical center at Almond into a genealogy diagram. I work at the Hagadorn House which is the historical center for Almond. There is no listing of a child by the name of LaFayette. However, I am wondering if John W. Major had a family before the one we have listed. John W. was born in 1805 in Almond. He married Cyrene Rathbun on November 24 1840. They had nine children. I do not find evidence that he had any other wife, but it is worth a look. I also find that there are Majors in West Almond who are active in Almond and Hornell. I do not know how they are related to the ones in Almond. It would be worth your while to look into Allegany co. Records in Belmont, NY.