Still trying to find some kind of definitive proof that Catherine Brisco, wife of Angus Ross, was the daughter of John Brisco and Nancy, who were living next door to Angus and Catherine in 1850 in Newton County. I have been told she is and I have been told she's not. There was also a Rebecca Brisco living in Newton County. John Briscow and family were living in Carroll County, Arkansas in 1840. According to the census records, there was three males under 5, one male 10 to 15; one male 30 to 40; one female under 5; two females 5 to 10; one female 30 to 40. With the other children of John Brisco figured in, only Catherine or Rebecca could have been in the household. I have been told this is Rebecca. The reason I believe that it could be Catherine is the fact that the Guy Ross family, with son Angus, was also living in Carroll County, Arkansas in 1840. Catherine would have been about 9 (being born December 1830) when Census was taken. Angus would have been about 14. Then in 1850, Angus and Catherine (Brisco) Ross are living in Newton County, Arkansas, next door to John and Nancy Brisco. On the other side of the Rosses were the Adairs, whose son married Rebecca Brisco. This is all so confusing!!! If anyone has any information on how I could go about getting the birth certificate, marriage license, or anything else on Catherine Brisco, I would appreciate the info. Thanks, Teresa Ross-Hild tdhild@earthlink.net Rootsweb list administrator for Hild, Bryen, Piepergerdes, Hinderks, Nothold, Ellerman, Heidbreder, and Wermke