Carolyn: I have played around with the census records for a short while tonight.. With the sparse information you gave, I was able to trace Berry from Etowah County, AL back to Cherokee County Georgia in 1850 fairly easily. I also see he is there in 1840. He probably married in the 1830s and so would not be head of a household in 1830. In Cherokee County, Ga 1850 and 1840 I see there is also an Adam Barnett who is age 51, 14 years older than Berry. There is a good chance Adam is an older brother or relative. Also in Cherokee County 1850 there is a Tabitha Barnett aged 70 born in SC. When I look at SC 1830 Census I see an Adam Barnett in Pickens County, SC of the age category to be the Adam in Cherokee Co, Ga. in 1840. He also has a similar family make-up to be the same Adam. In Pickens County, SC 1830 Census the oldest Barnett in the county is Elijah. He is still there in 1840 as age 50-60. My guess is this is Berry's father or at least a relative. In 1820 and 1810 I see an Elijah in Pendelton County. He may or may not be the same as the Elizjah in Pickens later on. My guess is it is the same person. There are other Barnetts there as well. My suggestion is to concentrate on Pickens and Pendleton County and see what you have. Assuming Elijah died in Pickens County there should be probate records. If Elijah had a wife Tabitha I think you would be well on the road to proving these are the same people. I also recommend you do some research in Etowah County, AL where Berry is in 1880 and in Cherokee County GA where he is from 1840-50 and probably up until 1880 when he moved to Alabama in the mid to late 1870s. You need to be sure the people in South Carolina are the same people who were later in Georgia and Alabama. Maybe someone on this forum knows something about Elijah and/ Tabitha and Adam and can verify or clarify some of what I am speculating. Do not take what I have said as gospel. Use it to further your research. Check libraries near you. There are a number of books published of South Carolina county record abstracts. If you do not locate books you can borrow microfilm from the Mormon library in Salt Lake City and use it at a Family History Center near your home. It will cost you $3.50 per roll of microfilm. You can locate a family history center by going to the Mormon website at www.familysearch.org . If you find I am correct or even close in my suggestions you can send me a check for a Million Dollars<smile>. MIC ----- Original Message ----- From: <STEXASBELL@aol.com> To: <BARNETT-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, June 12, 2003 12:48 AM Subject: [BARNETT] Berry Barnett > I try to write something every month, but it has'nt done any good. Please is > there anyone out there who can help me find my ggg grandfather Berry W. > Barnett? He was born somewhere in South Carolina abt. 1813 married a Martha??? he > lived most of his life in Georgia but was found in 1880 census > in Etowah county Alabama. Please if anyone can help i would be most thankful. > Carolyn Stephenson > > > ==== BARNETT Mailing List ==== > If your research is not progressing as quickly as you would like > perhaps a posting to the list outlining what information you have on > your problem area may bring success. > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > > >