At 04:31 PM 07/13/2001 -0600, durfee_lynda@tmac.com wrote: >I suspect he had a prior marriage, since he was 55 when he maried Jane Park. The 1830 and 1840 records from Pike County do not reflect an earlier marriage. He must have been too busy making money to have time for a family. The 1820 U. S. Census of Conecuh County, Alabama was mentioned in this thread. WHOEVER HAS IT, PLEASE POST IT. The 1830 U. S. Census of Pike County, Alabama enumerated the household of Solomon SILER as follows: one male between 40 and 50, Slaves: nine males under 10, eight males between 10 and 24, eight males between 24 and 36, eight females under 10, seven females between 10 and 24, four females between 24 and 36. The 1840 U. S. Census of Pike County, Alabama enumerated the household of Solomon SILER as follows: two males between 20 and 30, one male between 30 and 40, one male between 50 and 60, Slaves: twenty-three males under 10, twenty males between 10 and 24, twelve males between 24 and 36, five males between 36 and 55, one male between 55 and 100. twenty-four females under 10, 15 females between 10 and 24, ten females between 24 and 36, one female between 36 and 5, and one female between 55 and 100. Thanks, "Sonny" in Pike County, Alabama [Data from publications of the Pike Co. Historical & Genealogical Society] See list of available publications at: http://www.intersurf.com/~johnjanr/hsp.htm Wm. Flake Joiner 311 East Church Street P. O. Box 406 Troy, AL 36081-0406 VOICE 334-566-9968; FAX/DATA/MODEM 334-566-8250 "Progress was fine for a while; it just went on too long!" - Annette Shackelford Parks