This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: pata41 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.newyork.counties.allegany/9833.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Below are two census records that appear to be your Williams family. Walter Williams` parents were Charles & Polly. They are still in Bolivar in 1900. You could contact the Bolivar town clerk & ask for a search of death records for bothe Charles & Polly Williams. Those records may give you their parents` names. See here for town clerk info. http://www.alleganyco.com/default.asp?show=btn_leadership/local_govt/bolivar Pat R. 1900; Census Place: Bolivar, Allegany, New York; Roll: T623 1008; Page: 12B June 11th. WILLIAMS, Walter H., head, b. Sept. 1866, age 33, married for 14 years, b. NY, parents b. NY, occ. oil well worker - Lena J., wife, b. Feb. 1870, age 30, married for 14 years, mother of 4, 4 living, b. NY, parents b. NY - Leon, son, b. March 1887, age 13, b. PA. - Harold G., son, b. Dec. 1888, age 11, b. NY - Mildred, dau. b. Sept. 1892, age 7, b. NY - Rubert, son, b. Feb. 1898, age 1 (error, should be 2) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Name Relation Marital Status Gender Race Age Birthplace Occupation Father's Birthplace Mother's Birthplace Charles WILLIAMS Self M Male W 42 NY Farmer CT CT Polly A. WILLIAMS Wife M Female W 39 NY Keeping House NY NY Fredy L. WILLIAMS Son S Male W 19 NY Farm Laborer NY NY Erastus WILLIAMS Son S Male W 17 NY Laborer NY NY Walter WILLIAMS Son S Male W 15 NY Laborer NY NY Herby WILLIAMS Son S Male W 11 NY NY NY May WILLIAMS Dau S Female W 9 NY NY NY Katie WILLIAMS Dau S Female W 5 NY NY NY Benly WILLIAMS Son S Male W 2 NY NY NY Source Information: 1880 Census Place Bolivar, Alleghany, New York Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.