This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: thtgrl7958 Surnames: Lydick, Long, Holmes, McCullough, Byers Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.pennsylvania.counties.indiana/6252.2/mb.ashx Message Board Post: My Sydney Byers (1841-1913) died at the home of my paternal great grandparents Elmer Dayton Lydick 1867-1939 (son of Jacob A. Lydick, 1831-1911 and Elizabeth Strong Lydick 1831-1891) and Joanna Long Lydick. I have a copy of her obituary...I assume that the Sydney born in 1859 was her niece. I've been hitting a brick wall for the longest time regarding the Long surname attached to my great grandmother Joanna. The Byers name was never mentioned as well as the Long name in family conversation. My paternal grandmother was Lonie Holmes Lydick and I've also been hitting walls concerning her mother Ida McCullough Holmes...I have Lonie's family bible dated 1923 presented by mother Lydick with obituaries of her father, Robert, sister Gertrude and brother Ross but no mention of her mother who is presumed to have died in 1913 along with her daughter Hulda...there is another sister by the name of Bertha Holmes who was married to a Mr. Coy and Mr. Wolfe but I can't seem to find any i! nformation on her either other than her name listed as an executor of my great grandfathers' estate in 1925. Thanks for your time and help and any other information you may have would be greatly appreciated. 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.