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From: "Marlys or Gene Doerflinger" <>
Subject: [PABERKS]
Date: Wed, 3 Dec 2003 11:01:40 -0600

My great grandfather was born out of wedlock. He was living with his mother
and her parents when the census was taken. Luckily our last name is
unusual, so I was able to narrow down the choices as far as the father was
concerned. I did not check church records. He even lied or did not know
who his father was when he applied for a marriage license. I would suggest
checking the application for marriage. Maybe that will tell you something.
Also, my husband's grandmother's father was never revealed. We believe he
was an Indian. If his grandmother had been a male, we would have been able
to prove this through a blood test.

Marlys
----- Original Message -----
From: "Lynne Ranieri" <>
To: <>
Sent: Wednesday, December 03, 2003 9:34 AM
Subject: [PABERKS] Births outside of marriage


> Have any of the list members had any success in finding information
about
> both parents when a child is born outside of a marriage? I understand that
> the information was frequently not recorded in church records, for reasons
> of discretion ... or disapproval.
> With the guidance of an expert cousin, we researched the will of an
> older woman, with a different last name, who census records showed was
> living with the ancestor being studied. Her will noted that she was his
> mother. The ancestor's last name is fairly common, so even on the
assumption
> that it is the name of his father, it is too difficult to narrow down a
> possible father. Have any of you ever found record of both parents?
> Lynne
>
>
>
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