This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: aimf77 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.adams/14698.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Thank you that helps a lot ... I am realativly new at this. I know I was suprised not to find them on a later census as well .. I wondered if some ilness was going around and the parents and perhaps the youngest fell prey to it. In working backwards I found the hard thing about the census data prior to 1850 is the fact that only the head of house is listed making it harder to look for common family names. Any suggestions around this? Also is that mainly what you look for is common family names? Thanks, Aimee Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.