In a message dated 99-04-18 11:42:38 EDT, you write: << (7) Is it Durtha or Dartha? It's Dartha A. Beckelhimer--18 m. Geo. W. Burk--21 dau. of L & B. Beckelhiemer 26 Feb. 1880 Montgomery Co. Vital Records. (8) Rob and Deanna disagree on Virginia's DOB: Rob has 16 May 1867, Deanna has 1 May 1867 - which is correct? I can't say right off hand where I got the date from but it may have been from a descent of Virginia's. (9) Where does the name Lasley come from? Was Elizabeth Smith married a second time (after Levi) to a Lasley? Deanna also indicated that one of Levi's daughters was Elizabeth Smith Lasley - did she mean wife, not daughter? I explained this in my first message, Elizabeth Smith (maiden) Lasley (1st marr.) b. in N.C. m. Levi 1884 but were living together since 1857 or so in common law. That was because Levi's 2nd. Nancy Ann Newman King wouldn't give Levi a divorce according to Leah Brown. (10) Was Henderson's second wife's maiden name Rupp, having previously been married to a Thompson? Yes, this info was found in the Floyd Co. 1860 census. She was listed as Thompson with no maiden in the Raleigh Co. Marriages 1850-1910. (11) It seems that Levi's 3rd wife, Elizabeth, would have been born circa 1840, not 1830 as indicated by Deanna - at least if the 1880 census date is correct. Also, I peg Levi's DOB as circa 1813, not 1815 based on the 1880 census data. Elizabeth said her age was 40 in the 1880 Census and gave her age as 45 in 1884 when she got married to Levi. So the 1830 is about-- in my opinion. (12) I have Levi's parent's as Jacob, Jr and Christina. Deanna has John as his father - which is correct? I've never had Jacob's father as John, his father was Abraham and Abraham's father John. (13) It would seem that Levi married his first wife circa 1832, not 1834 as Deanna has it since their first child was born circa 1833. My info came from Leah Brown Levi & Artimissa's grandaughter. (14) Is it Henry Edmundson or Henry Edmondson? Vital Records says: Edmundson but they sure could've been wrong. They had Susan Beckelhimer's husband listed as Charles Wm. Steaver and his last name was Stewart according to his descendants. (15) Was Levi's first wife also enumerated on the 1840 census? I'm not sure if it was Nancy Ann Newman or Artimissa Ferguson. Does Levi appear on the 1850, 1860 and 1870 censuses - if so what do they show? >> 1850-- Levi, 35 Rhoda Darr 24 F. Harrison --13 Sarah Norris 4 F. Henderson--11 It was from the above age on Levi I determined his age. at About 1815 1860 from memory lists Levi, Elizabeth and their first born Henry. No sign or listing for Harrison or Henderson 1870 I'll have to search my various PILES for. I believe I have the above listed in a notebook it has Levi living with Elizabeth and in the same enumeration district Henderson is living with his wife Sarah Ellen Smith and about three of their children. I found Henderson living in the 1860 district with Isaac and Rachel Vest in Floyd Co. I figure he must've gotton kicked out of the house when Levi and Elizabeth started living together and may have gone to stay with Uncle Isaac to learn the distrillery business since it was something that was passed down to my gt. grandfather Levi Harrison Beckelhimer. Other's said because Henderson was with Isaac in that 1860 census he was Isaac's son, I don't think so. Since there is no record or death cert. for Henderson I can't prove that. There's no record of his 2nd marr. either to look on that certificate who was listed as his parents. All I have to go on is the census record. Why would he be living with Levi in 1850 if he wasn't Levi's son and why would he be living on Levi's land in Raleigh Co. if he wasn't his son? Plus my gt. Aunt Gussie Beckelhimer Williams refered to Levi and Elizabeth's son Hines as Uncle Hines. Deanna