>Posted on: Greene County, Ar Query Forum >Board URL: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Ar/Greene?read=762 > >Surname: >------------------------- > >Trish, I just received a copy of the 1850 Greene County Census, and I don't >find a Sanford, but there is a Stanford. I found a Lucinda Stanford age >11 born Arkansas in the household of Lewis B. Futrel,age 44, a farmer,born >Kentucky, with Matilda (wife?)age 32, born Tennessee, and 3 children last >name Futrel. under Lucinda is a Thomas whose last name is "ditto" so I >assume he is also a Stanford, his age is 7 and he is also noted as born >in Arkansas. No relationships to the Futrel household is given, but it >might be a link. I have found mis-spelled names in the census records so >it might be worth checking out. Maybe they were staying with another family >while their folks were away (visiting, to market, business?)when ye olde >census taker came by. It is logical the family would take a 2 year old >with them (that's the age your Nancy would have been). I will be receiving >a newly ordered CD of the 1880 Greene County Census in a month or two. >When I get it I will look for your Sanford relation. In the meantime, I >hope you find your "link". I know how frustrating it is; I have been hunting >the Thomason connection to my husbands family for years. We believe he >came from Greene County so we keep looking there. We find Thomasons but >not the right proof we need to be sure which family connection is his ancestors. > >