This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Rich Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/ikB.2ACE/230.1.1.1.1 Message Board Post: Hi Norma - I have been trying to locate the parents of my great-great grandfather John W Rich, his mother's name was Nancy and we haven't been able to find the father whose name could possibly be Hiram but nothing positive on that. Here's the info and you can email me annetta@wf.net if you wish. Unknown (Possibly Hiram or Elijah) Rich b abt 1800 NC? d 1849-59 NC m Nancy A Unknown b1800 NC d1872 Victoria Co., TX? John W Rich b 27 Jul 1823 NC d 21 Jul 1897 Spanish Fort, Montague Co., TX - (John W founded the town of Burlington, now Spanish Fort) m Sarah Stiles b Nov 1816 d1903 Spanish Fort, Montague Co., TX Thanks!