Marsha: I am sending you the census entries for the 1810 and 1820 censuses, since the parents of your James Riley Alexander might be in the one before he was born or the one after he was born. I do not have any way of finding birth records on the CDs I have. Here are ALL of the ALEXANDERs in Alabama in 1810: Census Index: U.S. Selected Counties, 1810 Alexander, Joseph State : AL County : Madison Co. Location : Huntsville Year : 1819 Census type code : Residence List Alexander, Lewis State : AL County : Alabama Terr. Location : Cl,Mn,Wsh,Mb,Bld C Year : 1817 Alexander, Lewis State : AL County : Cherokee Co. Year : 1810 Alexander, Lewis State : AL County : Cherokee Lands Year : 1810 Alexander, Lewis State : AL County : Cherokee Lands Year : 1819 Alexander, Lewis State : AL County : Mixed Cos. Year : 1817 Census type code : Petition List Alexander, Lewis State : AL County : Monroe Co. Location : Mississippi Territory Year : 1816 Alexander, V. S. State : AL County : Alabama Terr. Location : Cl,Mn,Wsh,Mb,Bld C Year : 1817 Alexander, V. S. State : AL County : Mixed Counties. Year : 1817 Census type code : Petition List Alexander, Vincent S. State : AL County : Monroe Co. Location : Alabama Terr. Year : 1816 Alexander, Vincent S. State : AL County : Monroe Co. Location : Mississippi Territory Year : 1816 Alexander, W. T. State : AL County : Cherokee Co. Year : 1810 Alexander, W. T. State : AL County : Cherokee Lands Year : 1810 Alexander, W. T. State : AL County : Cherokee Lands Year : 1819 Here are ALL of the ALEXANDERs in Alabama in 1820: Census Index: U.S. Selected Counties, 1820 Alexander, Givens State : AL County : Morgan Co. Year : 1820 Alexander, Josiah State : AL County : Franklin Co. Year : 1820 Alexander, Josiah State : AL County : Franklin Co. Year : 1821 Alexander, Josiah State : AL County : Franklin Co. Year : 1823 Alexander, Lewis State : AL County : Cherokee Lands Location : Cherokee Nation La Year : 1820 Alexander, Smith State : AL County : St. Clair Co. Year : 1820 Alexander, W. T. State : AL County : Cherokee Lands Location : Cherokee Nation La Year : 1820 You might want to check this website to see if the Mobile Genealogical Society can help you. In their office, they have books and lists of Mobile information: <A HREF="http://www.siteone.com/clubs/mgs/index.html">Click here: MOBILE GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY - Lobby </A> http://www.siteone.com/clubs/mgs/index.html Kathryn