This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: ThomasKer2 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.alabama.counties.cherokee/2705.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: That's one of the mysteries of the 1850, 1860 & 1870 census'. 1850, 1860 & 1870 census records do not show family relationships or parental birthplaces. 1860 - Name: Giles H Lamb Age in 1860: 12 Birth Year: abt 1848 Birthplace: Arkansas Home in 1860: Cedar Creek, Crawford, Arkansas Gender: Male Post Office: Van Buren John T Price 47, TN - farmer Harriet Price 45, TN Nancy D Long 22, ALA - seamstress James B Long 3, ALA Reda A Price 16, ALA Giles H Lamb 12, ALA Geo W Shaw 6, ALA 1870 - Name: Giles H Lamb Birth Year: abt 1846 Age in 1870: 24 Birthplace: Alabama Home in 1870: Clear Creek, Sevier, Arkansas Race: White Gender: Male Post Office: Paraclifta Giles H Lamb 24, ALA - farmer Mary Lamb 17, ALA Lucy Parker 18, ALA Hannah Parker 11, ALA he married - Mary Elizabeth Brazil - 15 Dec 1878 Lockesburg, AR 1880 - Name: John H. Lamb [Jiles] Home in 1880: Little River and Burke, Little River, Arkansas Age: 32 Estimated birth year: abt 1848 Birthplace: Alabama Relation to Head of Household: Self (Head) Spouse's name: M. E. [aka = Mary Elizabeth] Occupation: Farming Marital Status: Married Race: White Gender: Male John H. Lamb 32, ALA - farming M. E. Lamb 22, ALA J. S. Lamb 8, ALA Sofronia Lamb 6, ALA Maggie Lamb 2M, ALA Jiles John Henry Lamb b. 3 April 1848 in Alabama d. 28 March 1900 in DeQueen, Sevier Co., AR Mary Elizabeth Brazil b. 17 April 1858 in Pike Co., Alabama d. 23 August 1917 in Winthrop, Little River Co., Arkansas 1900 - Name: Mary E Lamb [Mary E Lain] Home in 1900: Lockesburg, Sevier, Arkansas Age: 42 Birth Date: Apr 1858 Birthplace: Arkansas Race: White Gender: Female Relationship to Head of House: Head Father's Birthplace: Alabama Mother's Birthplace: Alabama Mother: number of living children: 10 Mother: How many children: 11 Marital Status: Widowed Mary E Lamb 42 Ozella Lamb 20, 4/80 ARK Lucy Lamb 16, 7/83 ARK Henry H Lamb 15, 1/85 ARK James L Lamb 13, 9/86 ARK Annie T Lamb 11, 8/88 ARK Genie Lamb 10, 4/90 ARK Beula Lamb 8, 5/92 ARK Hecton Lamb 5, 9/94 ARK Burt Lamb 3, 8/96 ARK Infant Lamb 1, 4/99 ARK Other researchers show as parents to Jiles - Abraham Lamb b. abt 1805 in North Carolina d. btw 1847 - 1850 in ALA Mary Lamb b. 1815 in Williamson Co., TN d. 1850 in Lauderdale Co., ALA ALA Vital Records - In Alabama, birth and death records were not filed with this office until 1908. Marriages were not filed with the state until 1936, and divorces were not filed until 1950. ARK Vital records - State office has records since February 1914 and some original Little Rock and Fort Smith records from 1881. 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.