I found the following people in the 1850 census for Zodiac, Gillespie Co, Texas: Phineas Bird, age 48, Stone Mason, b NY; Polly 49 Mass George W. Bird 27 NY Eliza 23 Penn Samuel 17 NY Benjamin F. Bird 22 NY Mary 18 NY Richard 9 IL These first names are the same as those used in the family of Benjamin Freeman Bird of NJ>NY>UT, but I can't connect them. Does anyone have info on this family? Judy ===== Judy Jamieson Pisano jupisano@yahoo.com "The Bird Families of New Jersey" <http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~birdnj> __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Talk to your friends online with Yahoo! Messenger. http://im.yahoo.com