My research is at stand still as it has been for years. I've posted before but no one has ever been able to help me and I have posts in different places on the web, but no replies. Here is all I know about my George S. Applegate, so if anyone can help I'd love to hear from ya. George Applegate served in the CSA as a Sgt. in Co. H, 30th MS Inf. He enlisted at Grenada, MS and on 8 Apr. 1862 was on detached duty as an artificer. 1850 Carroll Co., MS census; Southern Div.; page 232A; HH 504/554: George S. Applegate, age 48, carpenter, b. PA Mary J., age 28, b. VA Calhoun, age 6, b. MS Georgiana, age 4, b. MS Mary A., age 2, b. MS George, age 7/12, b. MS Mary J. Heslin, age 19, b. TN Hannah Black, age 80, black, b. Africa, blind, deranged, pauper 1860 Carroll Co., MS census; 5th Police Dist.; Middleton P.O.; page 863; HH 103/97: George Applegate, age 47, mechanic, b. NY Mary, age 38, b. VA Calhoun, age 18, b. MS Georgiana, age 15, b. MS Mary Ann, age 13, b. MS William, age 11, b. MS Emeline, age 6, b. MS Williamson, age 5, b. MS (female) John, age 3, b. MS Margarett, age 1, b. MS The 1860 Carroll Co., MS slave schedule, page 311, shows George Applegate with 1 slave - Hannah, insane, age 130. 1870 Carroll Co., MS census; Div. 28; 19 Range 5 East; Winona P.O.; page 641A; HH 204/204: George Applegate, age 58, house carpenter, b. PA Mary, age 48, keeping house, b. VA Calhoun, age 28, house carpenter, b. MS Williamson, age 15, b. MS (female) John, age 14, b. MS Cordelia, age 12, b. MS Addie, age 11, b. MS Elizabeth, age 8, b. MS Leanna, age 5, b. MS Henry Lilly, age 40, marble cutter, b. OH 1880 Montgomery Co., MS census; Winona, ; E.D. 145; page 436B; HH 127: G. S. Applegate, age 67, carpenter, b. NJ, parents b. NJ M. J., wife, age 57, keeping house, b. VA, parents b. VA Delia, dau., age 21, b. MS Addie, dau., age 19, b. MS Lizzie, dau., age 17, b. MS Leonie, dau., age 15, b. MS (Although this census shows George and his family enumerated in a different county he has not moved. The county boundaries changed and the area that he seems to have always lived in now falls in Montgomery Co. instead of Carroll Co.) Will of George S. Applegate: State of Mississippi} Montgomery Co.} I George S. Applegate of Montgomery County Mississippi of sound mind and memory make this my last will. I give, leave and bequeath all my estate and property real and personal to my wife Mary J. Applegate during her lifetime and after her death to be evenally divided between our children. In witness where of I have signed, published and delivered this instrument as my will at said County this 13th day of June 1887. G. S. Applegate The said George S. Applegate in the County of Montgomery Mississippi on the 13th day of June 1887 signed the foregoing instrument and published and delivered the same in our presence as his last will and we at his request and in his presence and in the presence of each other on said date have hereunto written our names as subscribing witnesses thereof. Duncan Young J. S. Cameron State of Mississippi} Montgomery Co.} This day Duncan Young and J. S. Cameron personally appeared before the undersigned Clerk of the Chancery Court in and for the above County and State and severally make oath that they as subscribing witnesses signed the attached and forgoing last will and testament of George S. Applegate on the day of its date at the request of the said George S. Applegate and in his presence and in the presence of each other and that the said George S. Applegate also at the said time signed said will in the presence of said affinnt and declared the same to be his last will and testament and they further severally make oath that the said George S. Applegate at the time he signed said will and at the time they the said witnesses signed the same as witnesses now of sound and desp___ mind and memory. Duncan Young J. S. Cameron Sworn to and subscribed before me this 24th day of Oct. 1887. Jno. H. Drune, Clerk This day Mrs. M. J. Applegate presented the writing hereto presented purporting to be the last will and testament of George S. Applegate late of Montgomery County now deceased and its appearing to the satisfaction of the court from testimony of J. S. Cameron & Duncan Young subscribing witnesses thereto that the said writing was made in full by the testator. It is therefore considered by the court and so advised that the said writing be taken & considered as the last will & testament of the said George S. Applegate deceased and that the same be recorded by the Clerk in ______ this the 24th day of Oct. 1887. Jno. H. Drune, Clerk It's disappointing that George didn't name his children in his will. Of course I have all the names of his children from the census records, however I have not been able to trace all of them in the later census records and perhaps some of them may have died before their father. Also it would have been nice to see him name his daughters with their married names since I don't have marriages for all of them. Also it's very confusing with the different states of birth in the different censuses.