Hi, Finally after some long searching I finally came up with a maiden name for ggggrandmother. She was Elizabeth THORN born Oct 1837 in England. I don't know when she arrived in the US or whom she came with. I do know that in every census from 1870-1910 it says she was born in England and as was her parents. In Baltimore City Maryland abt. 1869 she married James Briggs. For the rest of their lives they resided in Baltimore City. Elizabeth died Feb 14.1915 and is buried in Western Cemetery Baltimore. I have searched census records before 1870 and came up empty handed. I have cemetery information, death certificates. Elizabeth's death certificate lists parents unknown and if it wasn't for one son Charles Briggs dying April 27.1914 I would have never found her maiden name. The other children's death certificates lists mothers maiden name as unknown Anyone have an Elizabeth Thorn in their family tree born about? Thanks Lynn Smith