Dear Marlene, I have been trying to figure out who these extra children were. Did they belong to Walker and Martha and died very young or were they relatives staying with them? I have been looking over dates for some of the Ailes close by that still are a mystery. Hit a dead end. Will keep looking. Liz ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, September 18, 2005 2:31 PM Subject: [AILLS] Help Me Think About This > Now, I need help with thinking about something. > > I'm puzzled by the 1830 and 1840 Federal census. On the 1830 census the > Walker Aills household lists: > > two males 5-10 years of age, one is William, b. 1822, the other is > Martin,b. > 1824 > one male 30-40, that would be Walker (father) > two females under 5, one is Ackland b.1828; the other female is Martha > b.1834 > one female 30-40 this would be Martha (mother) > > The 1840 Census: > > three males under 5, George b in 1834 is one of the males, who are the > other > two? > two males 15-20, William and Martin > one male 40-50 Walker (father) > two females 5-10, one is Martha b. 1832, who is the other female? > one female 10-15, this would be Ackland > one female 4-50, this is Martha (mother) > > By the time Walker got to Union County, AR, he had five children with him. > William was married and stayed in MS. The children listed on the 1850 > Federal > census are: > Martin, Ackland, Martha, and George. Mary Jane was not on the 1850 > census. > > Do we know of any "homeless" Aills children that Walker could have taken > in > and raised? Do we still have any "stray" Aills in MS and LA that we can't > place in a family? > > Help me think about this. > > Marlene > > > > > ============================== > Search Family and Local Histories for stories about your family and the > areas they lived. Over 85 million names added in the last 12 months. > Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13966/rd.ashx >