i am at such a loss. please see if by chance you can help me, or know of any connecting family. the following are the only clues i have to the where abouts of my grandmother and grandfather. this is all based upon information found in my fathers birth records. looking for: mary (GARDNER) HARRISON william HARRISON both born in washington state, county unknown. on june 4, 1923, mary gave birth to my father william allan HARRISON. he was born in seattle, king county washington. at the time of the birth, mary was 22 years old and a housewife, william was 25 years old and a mechanic. they resided at 1627 15 ave n.e., seattle. mary and william were married at the time of this birth. they gave william allan HARRISON up for adoption on june 5, 1923 adopting parents: fred william SANDER age 41 nellie grace SANDER age 43 fred and nellie were living in kewa, ferry county washington at the time of the adoption, and must have traveled to seattle for this birth. ************************************************************************************************************************** there are no listings found for mary and william harrison in: 1920 king county census phone or directory listings for the years 1920-1930 king county marriage records tax records for the home on 15 street n.e. can anyone tell me where best i turn to at this point? thanks for taking the time to read this, i appreciate any help!!! judy Judy Sander Cockrell http://www.genealogytoday.com/columns/leaves/

Hi all, Obituary Central has added the Grays Harbor County Obituary Search Engine to the site. Just go to http://www.obitcentral.com and choose the "Obituary Archive Search Engine" option. Hope this helps. Bill Bill Cribbs Obituary Central http://www.obitcentral.com GenDirectory.com http://www.gendirectory.com

Obituary Central has added the Grays Harbor County Obituary Search Engine to the site. Just go to http://www.obitcentral.com and choose the "Obituary Archive Search Engine" option. Hope this helps. Bill

Elza Morgan and wife Prudence (Everly) are found in the 1900 Grays Harbor, Washington census. This couple had been married in Monongalia co, West Virginia 22 Feb 1866. The family is found in Monongalia Co, W.Vir in the 1870 and 1880 census. and then in 1900 Grays Harbor, Washington census. So far I have found only the marriage record of one of their children - daughter Florence L. Morgan married Caleb Jenkins, 27 Jul 1896 in Grays Harbor Co. This was rather a late marriage for Florence as she was born about 1866. The other children of Elza and Prudence Morgan were: Thomas H. b. Dec 1869 George W. b abt 1877 Jesse L. b. abt 1879 and died in Manila Bertha b. about 1879 Mary b. 6 May 1880 Would like details on these children - spouses, dates, and death data. When and where did Elza and Prudence Morgan die? Thank you, Kathleen Rizer

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Elza Morgan and wife Prudence (Everly) are found in the 1900 Grays Harbor, Washington census. This couple had been married in Monongalia co, West Virginia 22 Feb 1866. The family is found in Monongalia Co, W.Vir in the 1870 and 1880 census. and then in 1900 Grays Harbor, Washington census. So far I have found only the marriage record of one of their children - daughter Florence L. Morgan married Caleb Jenkins, 27 Jul 1896 in Grays Harbor Co. This was rather a late marriage for Florence as she was born about 1866. The other children of Elza and Prudence Morgan were: Thomas H. b. Dec 1869 George W. b abt 1877 Jesse L. b. abt 1879 and died in Manila Bertha b. about 1879 Mary b. 6 May 1880 Would like details on these children - spouses, dates, and death data. When and where did Elza and Prudence Morgan die?

Jeanne, I noticed that you are related or searching for a Shonley. If this is true could you please contact me, as I am doing some searching for my fiance's family tree. Thanks debswrld4now@yahoo.com

Grace, your message caught my attention because of your last name (Nason) and GraysHarbor. I am looking for Estella Maude (nee Nason) Poston; daughter of Henry Nason and Lucinda (nee McCoy). "Stella" married Stanley Mathew Poston somewhere aft 1910. We believe there are two children; Winifred and Ruth Estella. Ruth married George Allen. Estella died 5-6-1952 in Oakville, Grays Harbor Co., WA. The informant was a Mrs. Winifred McCloud. ( This could be the daughter) Estella was married at the time of her death and had lived at her address for 1 year. Address was Eagle and Newton Sts., Oakville, WA Any relation to you? Wendy queeny@iname.com cuzwendy@pacbell.net http://www.nasoncousins.com

Posted on: Grays Harbor Co. Wa Queries Reply Here: http://genconnect.rootsweb.com/genbbs.cgi/USA/Wa/GraysHarbor/10121 Surname: MAKATURA ------------------------- Seeking information on Steve Makatura who was born in 1902 in Hungary to Elizabeth Silvasi and Andrew Makatura. Steve died in Hoquiam, Grays Harbor Co., WA in Oct. 1968. He had a brother, Zoltan Makatura, also living in Grays Harbor who passed away in 1989. These two men are the brothers of my grandmother, Ethel, in PA. Any information is appreciated. Thanks Carol

Posted on: Grays Harbor Co. Wa Queries Reply Here: http://genconnect.rootsweb.com/genbbs.cgi/USA/Wa/GraysHarbor/10120 Surname: MAKATURA ------------------------- Seeking information on Zoltan Makatura who died Feb. 21, 1989 in Hoquiam, Grays Harbor, WA. He was born in 1920 in Rossiter, PA and is the son of Hungarian immigrants. He was the brother of my grandmother, Ethel, in PA. Any information is appreciated. Thanks Carol

Posted on: Grays Harbor Co. Wa Queries Reply Here: http://genconnect.rootsweb.com/gc/USA/Wa/GraysHarbor/10119 Surname: Brant ------------------------- Am seeking any infomation on the ancestors/descentants of Charles Brant who lived in Grays Harbor county,(died in Hoquiam,butlived with daughter in Pacific Beach earlier)and was born 1894 and died in Sept of 1972. Any time and help in this search would be appreciated. Thanks Gwen Jones any attachments send to Gwen.Jones@uboc.com (my juno to old to receive attachments)Thanks Again

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Posted on: Grays Harbor Co. Wa Queries Reply Here: http://genconnect.rootsweb.com/gc/USA/Wa/GraysHarbor/10118 Surname: ------------------------- South Bend is in Pacific County.

Posted on: Grays Harbor Co. Wa Queries Reply Here: http://genconnect.rootsweb.com/gc/USA/Wa/GraysHarbor/10117 Surname: LEBER ------------------------- looking for information on Earnest LEBER, served in the State Legislator in the 1940's I believe, wife Ethyle,lived in South Bend, Grays Harbor County.

Posted on: Grays Harbor Co. Wa Queries Reply Here: http://genconnect.rootsweb.com/genbbs.cgi/USA/Wa/GraysHarbor/10116 Surname: ------------------------- I am looking for relatives of Williams Adams who lived in Aberdeen or Hoquaim WA in early 30s. Any help would very much be appreicated. Louise Brooks

Posted on: Grays Harbor Co. Wa Queries Reply Here: http://genconnect.rootsweb.com/genbbs.cgi/USA/Wa/GraysHarbor/10115 Surname: McManemy, Perkins, Jones ------------------------- Hello, I am seeking any information anyone can share about the "Rhododendron Chapter" of the Order of the Eastern Star in the Aberdeen area. Emma (McManemy) (Perkins) Jones, a hotelier in the Aberdeen and Cosmopolis areas was a member of that Lodge. The last hotel she owned was the Grand Central Hotel, 300 1/2 East Market Street, Aberdeen. Has anyone ever seen a photo of that hotel? Sincerely, Kevin O'Brien Laguna Hills, CA

Posted on: Grays Harbor Co. Wa Queries Reply Here: http://genconnect.rootsweb.com/gc/USA/Wa/GraysHarbor/10114 Surname: Empey ------------------------- Looking for information on James and Robert Empey who where in the Grays Harbor Co. area around 1920-1930. James may have lived in Aberdeen in 1931.

Posted on: Grays Harbor Co. Wa Queries Reply Here: http://genconnect.rootsweb.com/gc/USA/Wa/GraysHarbor/10113 Surname: Graves, Jones ------------------------- searching for first born children of Emma elizabeth Graves and father s name possible Jones..lived Grays Harbor Co. possibly 1920's ..Grandparents, Milton and Jane ..or anyone one having any information on that fAMILY..contact me at kchambers@silverlink.net

Am looking for a William Karnes b. abt 1875/80 ? - d. ? but I belive in Thurston Co. He married Nancy Amanda Roberts b. 1880 in Sevier Co. TN. d. 1960 Shelton WA. Nancy also married Roy Rector. I have a birth and death date and I am not sure if it is for Karnes or Rector. b. 1876 Powell TN. d. 1959 Shelton. I don't know who she married first. There is a son Philip Rector that died at age 13 but I have no date. Also a daughter Annette that married a Munson. I do not know which is the father of Annette. She moved to Gate, WA. with her sister Mary Ellen in 1904/5. Any help most appreciated. Colleen M. Baldwin Customer Support Marine Imaging Systems S.A. Casilla 8194, Viña del Mar, Chile Avda Borgoño 22.090, Con Con Tel: + 56 32 815005 FAX: + 56 32 815243 colleen@marimsys.com http://www.marimsys.com

Posted on: Grays Harbor Co. Wa Queries Reply Here: http://genconnect.rootsweb.com/genbbs.cgi/USA/Wa/GraysHarbor/10112 Surname: Messenger, Goddard, Hayes, Barnes, Cole, Harmia, Rattie, Smith, Brownell, Gaylord, Gossard, Gozzard, Beckley, Mark, Thompson, Miller ------------------------- This is our line to George Hayes and the 19th President of the United States Roseane Hayes Roseanna is the daughter of William Hayes that is the Son of George and Brother to Daniel that is the line to President Hayes. Is line is From Roseanna Hayes and Nathan Goddard Rufus Milo MESSENGER looking for Rufus Messenger parents! + Roannah GODDARD 2 Rufus Milo MESSENGER d: 1836 + Elizabeth Ann BARNES b: 3 FEB 1810 d: AUG 1884 3 Edwin Milo MESSENGER b: DEC 1827 d: ABT 1880 + Sarah Ann BRAY 3 Chauncey Monroe MESSENGER b: 26 JUN 1833 d: 4 NOV 1908 + "Kitty" (UNKNOWN) 4 Samuel Chauncey MESSENGER + Amelia A. WORT + Hester Lena PALMER d: 20 DEC 1895 5 Erastus Clark MESSENGER b: 26 SEP 1875 5 Edwin Milo MESSENGER b: 4 JUL 1879 d: 19 JUN 1939 + Elise JOKANDER b: 15 OCT 1877 d: 28 OCT 1947 6 Russell Franklin MESSENGER + Stella Bessie HORACEK 7 Living MESSENGER + Vincent Charles HARMIA b: 11 SEP 1920 d: 12 FEB 1989 8 Living HARMIA 8 Living HARMIA 8 Living HARMIA 8 Living HARMIA + Living MITCHAM + Living BROWNELL 8 Living BROWNELL 8 Living BROWNELL 8 Living BROWNELL 5 Lewis M. MESSENGER b: 10 NOV 1881 5 Frank Z. MESSENGER b: 29 JUN 1883 d: 18 JUN 1946 5 Eliza I MESSENGER b: 8 OCT 1885 5 Mary J. MESSENGER b: 21 JUN 1887 5 Alice MESSENGER b: 10 MAY 1889 5 John H. MESSENGER b: 11 JUL 1893 5 Chloe MESSENGER 2 Warren MESSENGER + Jane NOBLE 3 Albert Warren MESSENGER b: 31 AUG 1837 d: 23 OCT 1917 + Amelia Marintha WARD b: 11 AUG 1847 d: 2 DEC 1915 4 Lena MESSENGER b: 3 JUL 1866 d: 2 FEB 1867 4 Carrie Erminie MESSENGER b: 25 MAR 1868 d: AFT 1925 + Fred Lavvall MERRELL b: 20 SEP 1862 d: AFT 1925 5 Alger Warren MERRELL 4 Sarah Bernice MESSENGER b: 16 MAR 1873 d: AFT 1925 + Will Newton MCCORMICK b: 16 MAY 1859 d: 30 SEP 1917 5 Crawford Newton MCCORMICK 5 John Raymond MCCORMICK 4 Jessie Alberta MESSENGER b: 2 MAR 1880 d: AFT 1925 + Percy CARSON b: 6 JUL 1881 d: AFT 1925 5 Marian Alberta CARSON 5 Persis Loreen CARSON 5 Romaine Monroe CARSON 5 Glenn Messenger CARSON 2 Anna MESSENGER + Jacob SHAFFER 2 Fanny MESSENGER + Lucius JUDSON 2 Nancy MESSENGER 2 Harriet MESSENGER + Silas DARROW 2 Philinda MESSENGER + John NEALE Information from the book, "Northfield on the Genesee", by Margaret McNab, Katherine Thompson, and Shirley Husted, tells us the following about Rufus Messenger. "A young Connecticut Yankee from Granby invested in 101 acres of Pittsford land in 1791. Six years later, he added to his holdings in Pittsford. Meanwhile, he and his wife had started raising a family, and it was not until after 1803 that Rufus and Rosannah Messinger came west to Northfield. They lived in Pittsford first. In 1811, they "swapped" their Pittsford land for Brighton land owned by Steven Lusk. They lived on the south side of Elmwood Avenue west of Clover Street, where they reared eight children - six girls and two boys. When Smallwood was divided and the Town of Brighton came into being in 1814, Messenger became Brighton's first welfare officer, as well as a pathmaster of the town. Mr. Messenger died in Brighton January 20, 1835, leaving a will with the interesting provision that if Rosannah remarried, she should receive only the mandated one-third of this estate. But, 27 acres of the farm were to be given to his son, Rufus, then living in Parma, and the remainder of the land to his son, Warren. The girls were to receive $100. Lavina (died of 'conjunction' at the age of 46 in 1850) married Jonathan Gale and remained in Brighton along with Warren and Nancy. Three of the girls were living in Rochester: Anna, wife of Jacob Shaffer; Harriet, wife of Silas Darrow; and Philinda, wife of John Neale. Fanny had married Lucius Judson and gone to Michigan to live. As soon as Warren received a clear title from his mother, brothers, and sisters, he and his wife, Jane A., sold the Brighton farm to Isaac Moore. Young Rufus and his wife, Eliza, moved into Rochester, where he was employed as a carpenter." The town names are a bit confusing in this excerpt. This whole area was named Northfield until 1808, when the name was changes to Boyle. Then, in 1810, the Town of Penfield separated from Boyle. In 1813 Boyle was again renamed. This time to Smallwood, which divided into Brighton and Pittsford in 1814.