This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: scott6672ny Surnames: Hall, Cranker Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.newyork.counties.jefferson/12760.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Ultimately my goal in this particular search is to find the parents of Bessie Hall who was my great grandmother. I know from the obit attached previously that she was the adopted daughter of Joel Hall. I did find another Bessie living in Hounsfield (where Joel and family lived) who by the age of 12 had lost both parents but I need a birth year for my Bessie to convince me of the match. I have yet to find her or Adelbert & family in 1900 census. I have searched line by line through Hounsfield, Lyme, Alexandria, Madison Barracks and Orleans and have come up empty. Everything indicates they should be in Orleans. So without a census my next step is to find something on the Joel Hall side, a will with her mentioned or an adoption record. I have my Dad looking into that at the county clerk's office in Watertown as I am in PA. I will look myself when I am up there Next Friday. There is nothing in local newspapers via old fulton history about Bessie being orphaned. Another clue is that Adelbert is listed in 1910 census as owning a mortgaged home. That may help. I am running out of options but at least I have found her adopted family which is more than I had a week ago. Scott Barker www.fiske-bigelow,com 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.