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Position:Home>Genealogy> Looking for my grandfather's real parents HELP!?Question: Looking for my grandfather's real parents HELP!?My grandfather was adopted when he was a baby. All of his life he searched but never came up w/ anything. I've been trying since he died, the internet andetc. have come along way since then, but I'm not really sure what to do. I've come up w/ nothing. All I know is that his mother's name was Lucille Bonadelle Padgett. He was born in Des Moines Iowa on June 22 1929, Lucille was born in Morrocco, Indiana. This is the only info I have. I'm sure she isn't still around but there are probably other family members. If anyone can point me in the right direction or help in any way, it would be greatly appreciated. Thanks:-) Best Answer - Chosen by Asker: 1930; Census Place: Des Moines, Polk, Iowa; Roll: 674; Page: 34A; Enumeration District: 14; Image: 356.0. Name: Lucille Padgett Home in 1930: Des Moines, Polk, Iowa Age: 20 Estimated birth year: abt 1910 Birthplace: Indiana Father's BP: Unknown, "US" penciled in above Mother's BP: United States Race: White Location: WCTU Benedict Home Couldn't find her in 1920. Morocco (one "R") is in Newton County. 1910 Census, Washington Township, Newton County, Indiana: (Name, approx birth year, BP, relation) Herschel M Padgett, abt 1888, Indiana Head Maud S Padgett, abt 1888, Indiana, Wife Lucile B Padgett, abt 1908, Indiana, Daughter Howard G Padgett, abt 1909, Indiana, Son Given that, I looked at 1920 again and found: Year: 1920; Census Place: Washington, Newton, Indiana; Roll: T625_449; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 137; Image: 1144. Herschel Padgett 32 Lucile Padgett 31 Maud Padgett 11 Howard Padgett 10 Lucile didn't show up the first time I looked because the enumerator switched the names, making Lucile 31 instead of 11. http://www.familysearch.org/eng/search/f... has Howard Gaylord Padgett Birth: 6 Dec 1909 Place: Washington Township, Newton County, Indiana Death: 10 Mar 1971 Father: Herschel M Padgett Mother: Maude S. Light Submitter: Robert Elmer WILLIAMSON 303 W. College Avenue, Box 168, Morocco, IN 47963-0168 and Herschel M Padgett Birth: 28 Sep 1887 Place: Washington Township, Newton County, Indiana Death: 27 Mar 1952 Place: Florida Burial: 31 Mar 1952 Place: Buswell Cmty, Washington Twp, Newton Co, IN Father: James Ambrose Padgett Mother: Flora Jennie Peterson Spouse: Maude S. Light Marriage: 6 Feb 1907 Place: Washington Township, Newton County, Indiana ==============================... Two people on http://worldconnect.genealogy.rootsweb.c... have James Ambrose. They may have contacts with the family; they may not. Roger Williamson looks like your best bet. http://www.rootsweb.com/~innewton/marria... has a bunch of Padgett marriages. You might direct your attention there, by posting on a Newton County site or, if you have a decent long-distance plan, using a web-based phone book to call everyone in the county with the last name Padgett. |