I'm looking for information on my grandfather's birth family. He was born Horace Unger in either 1895 (most likely), or 1893 in Richmond, Virginia. He was raised by his grandparents, William and Lucy Kanary (Canary) and later took their last name.

Family rumor says that his mother died in childbirth. I've found a marriage certificate for one of the Kanary daughters, Madeline (b. abt 1879 in Richmond) and John Unger (b. abt 1874 in Richmond to John W. & Adaline Unger). The marriage was performed in Richmond on July 24, 1895....four days before my grandfather was born, so I'm not certain that this is really his mother. I haven't found a birth record for my grandfather, or a death record for Madeline Kanary. Those records may be lost.

If anybody has information about these two families, I'd sure like to compare notes!