This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Steve, Fred Ernst, laura; Florance, Letha mae, StellaMae, John. Classification: Bible Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/ZVHBAIB/122.124.1 Message Board Post: I just started my confusing search, but that name I am sure is mabe my great grandmother's sister, mabe. I know My brother and I Are the last shockey's on our line. My grandparent's Fred E Shockey & Fondell Johnson Shockey adopted Jon Craig Shockey in 1955. His real mother was Florence Hudson, she is still alive, I have not yet contacted. Father unknown, but I suspect he was Fred's cousin or brother or somthing. So i think i could and hopfully are real shockey blood. Only proof being a picture i just found today of an old post office in Oakland, purchast in 1775 by land grant of Lord Fairfox. And had possibly 6 kids 3 by barbara shockey and 3 from unknown. But Owner was named John Shockey, with an H, and he had a lost son born in 1776. I believe i could be the lost son, because jon shockey was never concidered a Shockey. Bad seed. no H. I have no dad, other than my Grandfather, blood or no blood. He went to Catholic School, was at one point raised By I! belive, the Lamenites or plains Indians, according to the gathering of the tribes terms, I could be one of the last links in all of the shockey Family. I will and cannot rest without moving to the closed relitive I find. But believe me or not, I would have not made it this far if it wasn"t the low sound of a drum, the constant presence of God, and all the work of the spirits of my ancecters. It is a long story but help me if you can, otherwise i will at least move to kansas where I know He was born. But I feal like jon is the wicked witch and I need to see the Wizard, because Im not in Kansas anymore. I have read the Bible and countless other books for countless hours, My mom is Mary, My Father is God John is John the Babtist and I