I am trying to find more information on my PURDY family of Saginaw Michigan. The 1920 census of MI showed that my Lester PURDY had parents both born in MIchigan. Lester's SS-5 gave his parents as Aaron R. PURDY and Clara BERTRAND (Skipping a bit) the 1880 put my Aaron, with recognized siblings from obituaries, in the family of: G.WC Prudy (b.c.1837, NY) and Sarah (b.c.1837 CT). The Saginaw Courier Herald has an Obit for Geo.W.C. Purdy saying he was born in Orange County NY. Several of the oldest PURDY obituaries also named Orange County NY, including one that listed "Rome, NY" as the birth place. My questions: 1) Does anyone have a George W.C. PURDY anywhere in Orange County NY? (either born, residing, paying taxes, marrying (preferably a Sarah), having kids, or anything? 2) Are there OTHER PURDY family in Orange County NY? 3) (And is/was Rome a town in Orange County?) Thanks for any help, Gary Warner http://glwarner.narrowgate.net/genealogy/blackhole.html