Dear Alice, saw the mention of the SMITH name on the Monmouthshire List and
I thought - WOW, another ancestor of mine! Sadly not, no mention of any
Michael in our tree, missing or otherwise and definately no BLACKs that are
known of either!
You raised my hopes.........
Never mind, shall have to carry on on my SMITHs and wish you all the best on
yours.
Happy hunting, Michael McAllister
----- Original Message -----
From: <GG1531(a)aol.com>
To: <MONMOUTHSHIRE-L(a)rootsweb.com>
Sent: Saturday, September 01, 2007 10:12 AM
Subject: [MON] Surname - SMITH - Given - Michael
I have been trying to locate the parents of John BLACK or parents of
his
wife Sarah. In the year 1850 they were living in Lower St. Clair Township,
Allegheny County, Pennsylvania.
John BLACK age abt. 27 and a miner - b. Pennsylvania
Sarah age abt 22 - wife - b. Pennsylvania
Mary L age abt 3 - daughter - b. Pennsylvania
Thomas age abt 1 - son - b. Pennsylvania
Michael D. SMITH age abt 15 - b. Wales
I realize this is almost an impossible task but thinking someone might
have
a young man missing from a SMITH family and haven't any idea what happened
to
him.
Families usually sent someone so young to stay with family members. So, he
might be related through Sarah (her maiden name) or through Johns mother
(her
maiden name).
If I don't somehow connect with someone who might know who John BLACKs
parents were and where they came from I won't be able to continue my
fathers line
further.
Thought I would give this a try, people on this list have a lot of
experience researching and coming up with answers. I am keeping my fingers
crossed.
Alice
California
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