This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: llinde3 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.thompson/7774.428.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Hi and I am sorry for my tardy reply.I got info from family members and US Federal Census's.Also church records of christenings help.Even if people didn't go to church most kids were christened and have their parents'names,etc on record.There are state census records too in some states. Ancestry.com is good also FamilySearch.org and Rootsweb.org.Good Luck.L 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.