This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/1VB.2ACE/11375.1 Message Board Post: Jessica: I checked the Erie County Probate Court birth records and could not locate an Ida M Brown. You may want to contact Lawrence County, SD and request a copy of her death certificate. Perhaps more information is available on that document. jb