I am looking for the ancestors and other family of Elwood Paramore.
I have a cousin who was born to Elwood & his first wife Evelyn in 1931 in Pennsylvania and is currently 78 years old. Sometime between 1931 and 1943 Elwood & Evelyn divorced and Evelyn remarried. Her second husband legally adopted her son changing not only his last name but his first name as well. I have known this story for years having heard it from my mother – Evelyn’s sister.
I met the son for the first time five years ago. He had known that he was adopted although he had only recently learned the name of his father. His mother Evelyn passed in 1998. The adoption records were legally sealed years ago and he has not been able to look at them. I am not certain what attempts he has made to find out about his natural father Elwood. I would like to find out more about Elwood and his family since – for a time he was married to my Aunt and was my Uncle. I would also like to be able to share more about Elwood with his son.
What I know about Elwood so far is that he was born in Pennsylvania around 1908 and died in Pennsylvania in 1988. His parents were Horace Paramore and Bessie Barnes. Horace was born around 1870 in Pennsylvania and in 1930 was living in Pennsylvania. Horace’s parents MAY HAVE BEEN William and Mary Paramore. William may have been born around 1808 in Philadelphia and living in Philadelphia in 1880. William’s parents MAY HAVE BEEN Edward and Mary Ann Paramore. Edward may have been born in England in 1804 and living in Philadelphia in 1850.
I am uncertain of Horace Paramore’s ancestry because currently my only source of information has been census records and previous experience has taught me NOT to rely on only census records as they can lead you down the wrong path in research.
Does any of this genealogy information sound familiar to anyone?
Thanks for any help.