This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Branson Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/kdF.2ACIB/376 Message Board Post: I'm looking for information to put Hugh or his family in Jackson Co., Il. around 1864-1865. His father was Hezekiah and I believe his mother was Martha. I found him in the 1870 census, but need to put him in the area a little earlier. I'd appreciate any information anyone has that can help me with this.