This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: roots2mypast Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.washington.counties.king/4224.2.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Following women back is harder. You have to start with what you have. You have her parents names and probably where she was born? So use that. Start with the 1825 census and use every variation of names that you can think of. You can even look at newspaper articles to see if any of her family moved with her and her husband. You can even look for her husbands surname in combination with her maiden name and see what comes up in later census material. Look for biographies, sometimes these are written by families, and might be exaggerated but they also give information such as siblings. Good Luck. ~M Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.