. Good Morning List, . I am seeking your assistance in determining just who my gggrandfather Charles Eastman, the husband of Lucy Ann Weeden, really was. http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/g/r/e/Joyce-Green-Ma/ODT1-0038.html . Confusion Factor #1: The given name associations of Earl "Waldo" Eastman and Earl's son " Reed" Eastman, in the Lewistown Montana branch of Charles and Lucy's descendents, STRONGLY suggest that he is Charles E. Eastman, b. 10 Feb 1821, a son of Joseph Eastman and Persis Reed. http://home.att.net/~george.eastman/index.htm http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=geastman&id=I18604 http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=geastman&id=I32764 . Confusion Factor #2: Charles Eastman's death certificate, as recorded in Holland, Orleans County, VT, says that he lived for 62 y, 10 m, 21 d: i.e. born 15 Nov 1819 - died 05 Nov 1882, and that his father was CARLOS EASTMAN, and that his mother was CYRENE . ( To calculate the birth date goto: http://www.geditcom.com/DateCalc.html , (I used the Windows format) input 5 Nov 1882 in the #1 field,input 62 y, 10 m, 21 d in Time field, use the [#2= #1-time] function to calculate ) . INVESTIGATE: CARLTON EASTMAN / SERENA WALKER ? http://home.att.net/~george.eastman/index.htm http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=geastman&id=I38483 This Carlton Eastman / Serena Walker family appears to have the "given name" and "geographical" connection requisites, to be those persons who are referred to on Charles Eastman's death certificate, as being his parents. . However, there is apparently NO BIRTH RECORD known to date, for this Charles, as a son of Carlton and Serena, that would validate this connection. . Also complicating matters, is that Carlton and Serena's marriage date in 1825, as reflected in the data available from the http://home.att.net/~george.eastman/index.htm genealogy records, is some 5 to 6 years after Charles calculated date of birth in 1819 ? . Do you by any chance, have any additional data on this family in your records, that might help clarify this matter? . Thank you for your consideration, . Jack G. Eastman A native of Orleans Village VT, now in Australia Email: [email protected] . .