Hi everyone, I have been hitting the brick wall so badly on my
grandmother, I hope someone out there might have a clue. Lucille was
born 1904-1905 in Richmond, Indiana. according to the one document we
have, my father's birth certificate. We think MILLER was her first
marriage. She must have married around age 15. We have no maiden name
for her. She had two children (girls, perhaps twins) by Miller, and
there were relatives in Indiana, so we think her marriage took place
there.
We have searched every conceivable record for her in Richmond, and
nearby, and had no luck. Lucille either was widowed, or ran off from
Miller, married(?) Charles James of England- they lived in Detroit
Michigan from 1925 on- with the two girls. Lucille and Charles had 3
sons, Benjamin,(1925?) William, (1927) and Harold (1929). Lucille
contracted T.B. right after that, and the family fell apart. Charles
went back to England, the two girls returned to family in Indiana, (
somewhere are those two sisters, Miller or James that returned to
Indiana around 1930-32) The three boys went to an orphanage and were
adopted in Michigan.
WHEW! I am seeking ANY information about Lucille. Any record of any
kind that lists a marriage to a Miller and a Lucille b. 1904-5 Marriage
would have been about 1920-23. ANY information about sisters that
returned to Wayne county- possible reference in the local papers?
Obviously I am searching for needles in the haystack. Sincerely,
Suzanne James suzmac(a)bigfoot.com