This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: McDonald, White Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/UiB.2ACI/829.1 Message Board Post: Hi there. You didn't give us a hint on what you may have done already to locate this information so here's my standard 'to do first'list: If you know where your grandfather was buried, contact the funeral homes in that area, until you find the one that handled his funeral. Ask them for a copy of his funeral record. They will very often fax it and some will scan and email it. The funeral record generally has parents and often their place of birth. This information is only as accurate as the informant's memory/knowledge but I've had tremendous luck with funeral records. Some of it might be inaccurate but it gives me a good starting point. Most of this can also be had from the death certificate. I opt for funeral home records when I can because they are free, easy to get, quicker to get, and many times will have a copy of the death certificate with them. Plus, every now and then there is an interesting note scribbled on the pages that can really be a major help! The notes about siblings on a funeral record helped me find my mother's half-sister after they had been separated as very young children and had spent ov! er 60 years apart. If you don't know where he was buried, try to get a copy of the death certificate. The same basic information will be on it. Check the census records. If you know about how old your grandfather was when he died, this shouldn't be too hard. It's a bit of work if you have to guess at his age but a census should turn up some very helpful information. Generally, these things will give me enough information to proceed. If you can be more specific about what you've done so far, maybe someone can help more. :-)