I have only recently discovered that my maternal great grandparents were Ollie (Olive) Brown and Odell Best. The family story goes that they had at least 3 children before they died quite young. Those children were sent to an orphanage. Here is where I get really lost. My maternal grandmother is Mary Ellen Best, one of those daughters (the others are Margaret (deceased) and Lucy (unknown). Mary Ellen is still alive in a nursing home but I have been unable to locate her further. My mother (Mary Ellen’s daughter) was adopted by another family member on Olive Brown’s side of the family and that is all I have ever known. That is until I found these old photos and notes. Does anyone know anything about these people? I know the basic background of the Browns but don’t know the specifics. I can tell you that Olive was probably born in MI and may have married Odell there, although IN seems like a likely choice also. I believe that she was born 1890. The woman that I grew thinking of as my great grandmother is Ollie’s little sister, Daisy Mae Brown. Daisy was born 7 Mar 1893. Daisy always called her Ollie but until know I didn’t know who those memories went with. She also said that Odell’s family (in some way) had come directly from Ireland and that one of them had married a Mohawkin woman. She was an adult at the time of Daisy’s growing up, because she said that “us kids” were always fascinated by the woman’s eyes. I don’t know if any of this rings any bells or not. I am sooooooo hoping it does. I have been on the Internet daily searching for weeks. It is either I don’t know where to look, or they have dropped out of human history. I am sure I just don’t know enough about how to research. I would appreciate any in guidance or information you might have.