Can you assist me with my impenetrable BRICK WALL (the 1850 Polk Co., AR census)? I have not been able to break through it for over a year. In addition to the 1850 Polk Co., AR census, below is the 1860 Sebastian Co., AR; 1870, 1880, and 1900 Scott Co., AR census for my great-grandfather, John J. POOL and others in his family. The below Nancy HAM may be John J. POOL's mother and her middle initial may be C. I do not know John J. POOL's father's given name nor his mother's maiden name. As usual there are conflicts with ages and other information. In addition to the below census, I have the 1900 and 1910 Atoka, OK census and 1920 Red River Co., TX census for others in my family. Please do not hesitate to forward even the slightest possible lead. "Shots in the dark" have paid off for me before. Thank you! Lawrence D. "Larry" Pool Tucson, AZ PoolL@theriver.com Some of the surnames in my family: POOL - ANTHONY, SELF, STATON, RICHERSON, NORTON, POUND, LINSCOTT LYONS - NICKELL, McCALL, ELY, LITTLE, REID, MATTHEIS COOK - MOUCHET, NEW, TAYLOR, ATKINSON, MUNN NEVILL - WALKER, WALTON, PARKS 1850 Polk Co., AR, White twp # 175 (Have actual image of this page of the census) HAM, Nancy 33/43? F born TN (listed as head of household) POOL, John J. 23 M born IL Farmer Eda 13 F born IL Oliver M. 11 M born AR (John's brother?) Elizabeth 5 F born AR 1850 Polk Co., AR, Center twp. #116 pg. 466 (Have actual image of this page of the census) POOL, Thomas 20 M born IL Farmer Mary 24 F born IL (Mary L. SELF) 1860 Sebastian Co AR Census Lafayette Twp, PO Sugar Loaf #69/66 Thomas POOL 24 IL Farmer Mary 32 TN (Mary L. SELF) Sarah L. 12 AR Nancy L. 8 AR Eda L. 5 AR William R. 2 AR George Anthony 22 AR Editha 23 IL (Thomas POOL’s sister?) Nancy Anne 6mo AR #70/67 Nancy POOL 45 IL Farmess John 24 IL Farm Laborer Oliver 19 AR Farm Laborer Md during yr Elisabeth 16 AR Matilda 19 AR Md during yr Celia 30 AR 1870 Scott Co., AR, Brawley Twp., Waldron, census 1 Aug 1870: #1/1 Thomas POOL 37 Male White IL Mary 47/42? Female TN Nancy 16 Female AR (Nancy Louise Pool married Newman Layette Pound) Pollie D. 9 Female AR Thomas 4 Male AR Cynthia 2 Female AR Lemuel NORTON 20 Male AR Married in Feb 1870 Sarah J./L. ? 18 Female AR Married Feb 1870 #4/3 John J. POOL 45 IL Amanda 24 AR Sarah A. 9 AR Jesse T. 1 Male AR Nancy C. POOL 63 IL Malinda RICHERSON 21 Female AR Sarah E. 1 Female AR #5/4 Oliver M. POOL 26 Farmer IL Matilda 24 AR Ann, 2 AR William ANTHONY 11 Male White AR 1880 Scott Co., AR, Brawley Twp., ED 172, pg. 21, census 12 June 1880: #9 John POOLE white 55 IL Father NC Mother IL Mandy E. Wife 36 b. MO Father VA Mother KY Jessie T. son 10 b. AR Mary C. dtr 9 b. AR Oliver G. son 6 b. AR Dorothy A. dtr 5 b. AR John F. son 1 b. AR Elvira STATON sister 38 b. IL father NC mother IL Marth E. STATON dtr. 12 b. AR father TX mother IL Thomas M. STATON son 10 b. AR father TX mother IL # 11 Oliver POOLE white 35 b. IL parents IL Matilda wife 34 b. AR parents GA Celia M. dtr. 13 b. AR father IL mother AR # 15 Franklin STATON white 27 b. TX parents not reported Lucinda wife 23 b. GA parents GA Narcisus dtr. 6 b. AR father TX mother GA John T. son 4 same birth info Mary F. dtr. 2 same birth info Martha E. dtr. 1/12 same birth info. ED 172, Blackfork #59/59 Thomas POOLE Hd 47 Md IL IL IL Mary W 51 Md TN GA GA Nancy D 24 Sgl AR IL TN Mary E. D 19 Sgl AR IL TN Media T. D 14 AR IL TN Cinthia M. D 12 AR IL TN John L. S 8 AR IL TN 1900 Scott Co., AR, Lewis Twp., ED 114, pg. 6, census 12 June 1900: Oliver G. POOL white b. Oct 1872 27 b. AR father KY mother AR farmer, rents farm, married 5 years. Minnie wife June 1878 21 b. AR parents LA, had 3 children w/2 living now. Newman son May 1894 6 b. AR parents AR Loaver dtr. Nov 1897 2 same birth info John J. FATHER May 1820 80 b. IL father NC mother IL widowed Josiah C. Brother April 1881 19 b. AR father IL mother AR Eva sister Oct 1887 12 b. AR father IL mother AR