Yes, look on the 1880 census for his parents or their respective parents/possibilities. --I know several years early but he may have had siblings or parents may have been with parents/family. The best census is to look on the 1900 census which will tell when he was born: month & year; where born; where parents were born. I hope this helps. Rebecca Bashaw ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, September 27, 2006 8:20 PM Subject: [VACULPEP] Brown Family--John R./Joel T. > This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. > > Surnames: Brown/Hitt/Smith > Classification: Query > > Message Board URL: > > http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/QBC.2ACI/2896 > > Message Board Post: > > My grandfather Frank Edward Brown (born May 18, 1886) was adopted by John > R. Brown(b August 23, 1862). He was the son of Joel T. and Elisabeth Jane > Brown. We are trying to find out where Frank came from. We think > possibly a family member. Any ideas??? > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >