This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Brown Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/HZB.2ACI/858 Message Board Post: I recently found out that my father had been adopted. My father was born in Columbus Ohio on January 3, 1957. The only information that I have of my birth father before he was adopted is that his last name was brown and I was also told that he had family that was either a governor, or in the house of rep. for ohio. I started looking up information and this is the only thing that I can find...Brown, John William (1913-1993) Born in Athens, Athens County, Ohio, December 28, 1913. Mayor of Medina, Ohio, 1950-53; Lieutenant Governor of Ohio, 1953-57, 1963-75; Governor of Ohio, 1957; member of Ohio state house of representatives, 1959-60. Methodist. Member, American Legion; Forty and Eight; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Freemasons; Shriners. Died in Medina, Medina County, Ohio, October 29, 1993. Interment at Spring Grove Cemetery, Medina, Ohio. Most of this would fit the time that my father was born, now I was wondering if there was anyone that knew of any decendants of John W. Brown that may be related to me. If anyone has any information I would appreciate it. Thanks.