A couple of things. The book Bruce mentioned on the 1870 census and several other Chilton/Baker county books are availible for purchase from the Clanton Library. The following link has more info and a list of books at the Birmingham Public Library on the subject also (they don't do interlibrary loans). http://www.concentric.net/~Dddennis/chilvol.htm ------------------- This is an interesting site to browse <A HREF="http://www.hypervigilance.com/genlog/firstname.html">First Name Basis </A> (for those who can use a hyper-link) http://www.hypervigilance.com/genlog/firstname.html (for those who can't) A site with unusual first names, their origins and meanings. This also has a feature that is supposed to help you find out what a woman's maiden name might have been. -- Dwight David Dennis,1014 Ski Lodge 3,Birmingham,Al.35209 dddennis@concentric.net,http://www.concentric.net/~Dddennis/surnames.htm Chilton County UsGenWeb page,http://www.concentric.net/~Dddennis/chilton.htm listowner for ALCHILTO-L mailing list for Chilton and surrounding counties see http://www.concentric.net/~Dddennis/chilmail.htm