This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Skinner, Rollins Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/DU.2ADE/468.1 Message Board Post: I have Skinner ancestors in Wilcox County, but there were Skinner relatives in Dallas County. The single entry I initially found on Rootsweb's WorldConnect database showed no ancestors for Susan. http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=nicholsondavid&id=I5507 However I dug a bit deeper. Cyrus and "Susannah" are found in the 1860 Dallas County census at page 883-A with four children ages 1-7. Susannah is listed as 25 years old, but was actually closer to 27-28 as shown below. The only Skinner in Dallas County at the time is Susan Skinner, age 49, with 6 children and 85 year old Esther Skinner. Esther is Elenor Esther Kea b abt 1782 and was the widow of Benjamin W. Skinner, Jr. Esther and Benjamin W. Skinner's daughter Susan/Susanna had married Samuel Skinner on 6 Apr 1825 in Dallas Co. AL. The date of Samuel's death is unknown, at least by me. Susan/Susanna is found in Dallas County AL in 1830-1870 with no husband listed. However the 1850 Dallas County AL census (page 257-A, Carlowville Beat) & 1860 (page 891, Richmond Beat) indicate, based on the ages of the children, that her husband died 1849-1850. 1830 Dallas County AL census, page 75, Susan is listed as head of household. 1840 Dallas County AL census, page 67, same. 1850 Dallas Co, AL, Carlowville Beat, page 257 Mrs. Susan Skinner, 40, $400, SC (cannot read and write) Susanna 17, f, AL (this is your Susan/Susannah) Sam, 15, m, AL M.E. 12, f (Ellen?) W.J. 10, f J.B., 8, m M.M., 6, f L.E., 5, f (Louisa E.) M.A., 3, f R.R., 1, f (Rebecca) Benjamin W. Skinner and Elenor Esther Kea were my ancestors. See info about them at http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=lrtate&id=I731