This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: wellkid Surnames: Reid Gaynor Kirkman Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.reid/3872.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: I am a great-granddaughter of William A. Reid and Ellie Blanche Kirkman, via their daughter Ruby Strunk. Our family info has William Allen Reid b.2 Dec 1869, d. 29 Nov 1949. The story goes that he didn't like his given middle name, so he changed it; at this point I'm not sure which was original. But we have his father as Michael (not John T.) Reid, born in Ireland (1820 or 1831?), m. Margaret Gaynor in Philadelphia 1856. Michael supposedly had a mother Kate, a brother Henry, and an aunt Margaret Reid who married a ship's captain surname Thompson. Margaret Gaynor's mother was Anna, and Margaret was born 1834 or 1845, possibly in Ireland, Canada, or England. Unfortunately I haven't yet been able to substantiate much of this by official records. Can anyone else help sort us out? 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.