This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: marthae101 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.wisconsin.counties.dane/5775/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Hello: I am specifically looking for Boyd's first. I know some of mine were in Dane Co., Monroe and two other counties. My GrAunt hid from everyone what truely happened to our GrGrandparents. We finally fine her (Effie M Boyd) listed in a 1900 Census, in WI. Living in the Jenkins home, as a ward. My Grandfather nor my GrUncle would ever speak of what horrific tragedy left them orphans. We are presuming it must have been something so bad (by the standards back them) to mention. But without that information, I am affraid we will never find our GrGrandparents. We have been digging for 37 years, and finally found at least 4 counties they have been in. But no one would tell us which one they were born in. Where we presume the tragedy occured. The children were: Samuel W Boyd, Effie Maud Boyd, Halbert P Boyd. Neither Effie nor Halbert ever applied for a SSA card, nor could we ever find a birth cert on either one. Tho we did finally find out that the Jenkins family, put Effie thru the University of WI where she obtained her RN license. We know that in 1910 she was living in ND. Any and all help would be greatly appreciated. Thank you. Kind reguards, Martha in CA 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.