This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Leach, McDonald, Hayes, Caraway Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/FkB.2ACE/1098 Message Board Post: I'm just getting starting in trying to piece together my family tree. I'm from a strained family, where most of the siblings living today have not seen each other for 15-30 years. The information I've been given on my grand parents & great grandparents is vague & cryptic. I'd like any info you can give on how I can research the following leads: Grandfather: Willie James Leach Son of: Francis Washington Leach & Anna Hayes Grandmother: Ona Neva (McDonald) Leach Daughter of: Opie Reid McDonald & Viola (Caraway) McDonald (spellings may be incorrect) My grandmother worked for the STATE HOSPITAL. My grandfather worked for the RAILROAD. They had one STILLBORN child & one child that DIED between the ages of 5-9 years. Two or more of their surviving 4-5 children graduated from TERRELL HIGH SCHOOL. My grandmother is buried in a CEMETERY that is within 10 miles of TERRELL. Within the past 10 years, their old house was CONDEMMED & TORN DOWN by the city. Any information on how & where to start my research on the above clues would be endlessly appreciated!! Thank you in advance!