May 5th

I'm very excited right now!  I gained some more information on Lillian today!

May 5th is her birthday.  A stroke of luck brought me this information.  I was visiting with my Mom and her older sister and was showing my Aunt Katie what information had been obtained so far.  Before I called my Aunt Eva to ask her if she knew anything (she is the second oldest girl in the family), my Aunt Katie dropped a bombshell on me when I was discussing birthdays!

She KNEW Lillian's birthdate!  Sadly, I'm still oblivious to the year, but Lillian was born on May 5th, while Aunt Eva was born on May 6th some years later!

Needless to say, I was giddy with excitement.  Each piece of this puzzle I'm trying to solve seems so critical.

I also learned some things about Marvin.  He is her full brother, whereas all the rest of the family members (my Mom included) are half-siblings due to having a different father.  I learned that the person I thought to be his daughter (Kelly), is actually not his, however he did raise her.  Another stroke of luck...during her time living here in New Castle, she dated someone...that someone is known by my cousin Sarah!  (Which is Aunt Katie's eldest daughter!)  And, she's friends with him on Facebook.  Now, I know I'm getting excited over something that happened...oh...10 years or more ago probably, but it's still a new avenue to check out.  Perhaps he has kept in contact over the years with her.  Or, perhaps he knows someone who knows someone.

At this point, I'm taking any information I can get and going with it!

And I'm going to end here for now.  I am heading to the public library in the morning to talk to a genealogy specialist.