Hi Lin, Have had some luck finding info on my blacksmith ancestor, Abner J. FARTHING who practiced from 1850-1890 in NC, TN, AR. & TX. There are some city directories, county histories, and railroad business directories (for cities along their lines). They are available in the local libraries, historical societies, and archives. Also his son John was working as a blacksmith. So you might check records on other members of the family. Let us know if you have any luck. Good hunting, Barbara On Mon, 25 Mar 2002 12:42:31 -0500 "RICHARD A BROOKS" <[email protected]> writes: > I need some help and don't know how to find it. 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? Any > suggestions? > Thanks > Lin > > > ==== BLACKSMITHING Mailing List ==== > List Mom for the BLACKSMITHING mailing list: > Diana Boothe > [email protected] > > ============================== > 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 > >