I am married to a wonderful Norweigian! Actually he is half. I will see what I can find! Mary Lou > This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. > > Classification: Query > > Message Board URL: > > http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/CCC.2ACE/1464.819.1.1 > > Message Board Post: > > Gilbert Eids was my paternal grandfather. My dad took the last name of his > stepfather, Robbins, at the age of 18. My father was raised in the Yakima > Valley. His mother's name was Cella Robbins. She was married to Gilber Eids > and had two sons by him, Francis Eids and my father. The only information I > have on my grandfather is that he was a "full blooded norwegian" and that my > father bragged about his heritage, claiming he was related to Eric the Red. > Nobody ever spoke of him, I am unsure if he walked away or died and never > mentioned again. Any information you may have would be appreciated, as you can > see, at this point I have absolutely nothing to go with. Thank you for your > response. >