I live in Arvada, CO with my husband Mark. We have 2 children-Josh who lives in Denver & Carrie who is married to Dave who live in Maple Valley, WA. The have our 2 grandchildren. My father is Herbert Elwood Pertain who was killed in WWII in France 3 months after I was born. My mother is Jane Adams. They married in 1943. She never remarried after his death. She died about 2 years ago at age 96. Her ancestors are Adams, Elliott & Cottier. I have been researching on ancestry.com for about 1 year.

I live in Arvada, CO with my husband Mark. We have 2 children-Josh who lives in Denver & Carrie who is married to Dave who live in Maple Valley, WA. The have our 2 grandchildren. My father is Herbert Elwood Pertain who was killed in WWII in France 3 months after I was born. My mother is Jane Adams. They married in 1943. She never remarried after his death. She died about 2 years ago at age 96. Her ancestors are Adams, Elliott & Cottier. I have been researching on ancestry.com for about 1 year.