Fantastic! Would appreciate if you could check two families, same family name. John W. Anderson and his wife, Ellen C. (Thornton) Anderson John was born during 1853 in Blackriver Township, in or near Cord, Independence Co., AR., son of William and Elizabeth Anderson. John and Ellen were married on July 27, 1879 in "Independence, AR." I assume that means the County of Ind. and not the town. Where they went after the wedding is a mystery. Some records show Cord, AR and others show "Missouri." Ellen had been living in MO from soon after she was born (Feb 29, 1864 in Batesville) until her marriage. Their first born (my grandfather), Marcus D. Anderson, is sometimes shown as "born, 1888, Cord, AR." They eventually ended up in Randolph Co., near Birdell where they lived for many years. One unverified record states "they came from MO during 1893." Thus, the confusion. Am trying to determine if they moved to or stayed in Ind. Co., and, thus, would be on the 1880 census, or if they moved to MO. after the wedding. The other name is John's parents: William and Elizabeth Anderson, plus children. They are on the 1850 census (except John, not yet born) in Blackriver Township and also the 1860 census, including John. It's very possible that William could have died before the 1880 census, but his younger wife would likely still have been alive. Thanks very much. Thurman Anderson [email protected] wrote: > Just received the 1880 census on CD. Can do lookups. > > ============================== > Visit Ancestry's Library - The best collection of family history > learning and how-to articles on the Internet. > http://www.ancestry.com/learn/library