Thank you for your help/info Ronald.  I feel I keep going down the wrong rabbit hole in my searches.  I did not have the 1920 census for William Dayton Douglas, so that was helpful and was able to follow some other leads.  However, I don't know what you meant by "However, the ancestors indicated in the FS family line for William appear to be erroneous."  I confirmed his father and mother this morning.  I have only used Family search a few times and was curious to what ancestors you found to be incorrect?  Regards, Daphne

Thank you, Ronald.  Yes, those are the correct family members.  I did some research yesterday and Elkhart County, Indiana didn't keep birth records during the period William was born, so that is why I  won't find a birth certificate.  After doing some research on William's sister, Neva (not Nera), I concluded that that is the correct family.  Aunt Neva raised my grandmother's daughter, when she and my grandfather moved to find work.  So, thank you again you have been extremely helpful!  Regards, Daphne

Thank you so much Ronald!  I will be following up with the census links that you have sent me to continue my search. They are very helpful!  I wish that Nova Scotia had more complete census data from 1850, I may have to make a trip there to ultimately find William's parents. I greatly appreciate your help. Suzanne