This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: madamepapillon Surnames: Thompson, Boyle, McGovern Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.thompson/18806/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Hello Everyone, I'm researching my paternal grandmother's side of the family. My great-grandmother was Anna Boyle (b. 1865 in Salineville, OH). She married (or was impregnated by?) a man named Willis Thompson (place and year of birth unknown). They had a daughter named Maud in 1881 who was born near Steubenville, OH. Anna later had another son named Edward Thompson (b. 1893 near Cincinnati) but I'm not sure who his father was. In 1896, Anna married another Thompson - Edward Thompson (b. 1867). She divorced him and then met my great-grandfather Charles Newarell (who was only 16, Anna was 45). They had my grandmother, Grace Newarell in 1911 and Anna died in 1914. Maud Thompson (Anna Boyle and Willis Thompson's daughter) married William Haley and they had one son - James R. Haley (b. 1899). They divorced and she then married Andrew McGovern sometime between 1900 and 1910. She divorced McGovern and died of alcohol poisoning in 1921 in Weirton, WV. Does anyone know anything about Willis Thompson or his daughter Maud? The family history is so convoluted and confusing and I believe many of these people were not married when the children were born. 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.