One thing that comes to my mind is to look for HARTO or variations of the spelling. So many folks were from Canada and when Americans tried to document the French-Canadian names phonetically, they were almost always different from the original name. Our family name has changed from HERTAUT or ARTAULT to CARTO because a g-g-grandfather's name, Jacques HERTAUT, which sounded like Jack CARTO. This could be a lead down the wrong path, but it's always worth thinking about. Kathy Carto Hannon

Thanks Kathy. It is very confusing, isn't it? I thought all would be revealed if I could only find my grandpa's orphan home records. Now I have them and I have more questions. Life is very interesting, isn't it. Best wishes Sarah