This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Beatty, Davison, Melchert, Wolfe, McMurdy, Calhoun, Howell, Hammond, Clendennin, Kennedy, Houston, McCleary, Goodman, Blau, Wertheim Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/0dB.2ACI/4113 Message Board Post: Is there anyone out ther good at mysteries? I am searching for a marriage record for my great grandmother Mattie Cook- Beatty (nee Davison) born May 1863. She had a son Roy in June 1881. She married Parker Beatty (born June 1863 in Venango), (also known as James M. Beatty) around 1885. The father of her Roy is unknown, James M. Beatty adopted him when they married and I am unsure if there is a court record of the adoption. It is unclear as to where the name Cook came from. Mattie is my brick wall. Her death record shows her mother's name is Eliza and her father is Mr. Davison, that is all, no other clues. I would greatly appreciate any help offered. Thank you, Annie