Larry,
WELCOME to the Original John Wayne Message Board, THE place to be for John Wayne fans!
Probably one of the best sources for genealogical information is the Mormon church. Not only have they amassed a huge amount of information, I expect you will get some assistance in the "how-to's" if you have never done any genealogical searches before.
We hope you have a good time around here - as you can see if you click on Keith's links, there's a bunch of good reading about our man and his movies. And do let us know if you end up being a "shirt-tail relative" of John Wayne.
Chester 
and the Mrs. 
