This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: RBestrom7380 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.washington.counties.snohomish/5222.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Your posting was VERY lacking in information about this person. When you post an inquiry, you MUST identify some basics on the person, their date of birth, place of birth, or if not known general information such as age when you last knew them, year of high school graduation, etc. The names of siblings etc. are also important. This person could have been born over 20 years ago to 50 years ago. ANYTHING specific about the person is helpful, their individual traits, such as enjoyed jewelry, photography, isn't of value in genealogy research. But, from your other postings: Thomas C. Wood was the father Louis/Louie and Maude Brookshire, uncle/aunt She lived with her mom in 1981-1982, Cathy?/Kathy? ---Was this person married, do you know her new name? Moved to Monroe in 1983 to live with her Dad --how old was she? 3 or 23? She had step brothers/sisters --What were their names? In the Social Security Death Index: http://www.ancestry.com/search/rectype/vital/ssdi/main.htm or http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/fto_ssdisearch.html?Welcome=1041564390 I find a Louis Brookshire born 31 Oct 1905, died 31 July 1990 in Seattle. A Maude G. Brookshire, born 25 Sep 1904, died 21 Dec 1996 in Seattle, WA. You can check for the names of her parents in the above. Now, armed with their dates of death, you can request a copy of their obits: The Washington State Library has a free research service, the ask-a-librarian program, where they will look for information in the archives, in this case the newspaper microfilm for an event, such as an obituary. They will look up to an hour and send you the results. Contact them at: http://www.secstate.wa.gov/library/ask.aspx . An Obituary might give the name being used by Angela. Ron Bestrom 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.