In a message dated 3/25/2002 12:46:10 PM Eastern Standard Time, [email protected] writes: > My g grandfather Israel > Nicholas Mc Carty according to the 1910 CENSUS in Ewing Twp., Franklin Co., > IL was a Blacksmith and owned his own shop. How do I prove this info? Hi, Lin.........you might also check any property tax records for that area. The LDS have microfilmed many old tax records, so you might start by going to their internet site and running a search for that locality to see what might be available. (I am assuming that you do not live near that county. If you did, you could probably do a search at the courthouse.) Property tax records from that era sometimes include a description of the buildings owned. Good luck...... Donna in SW PA