> Trudy Fielding wrote: > >> Looking for Gillman Drew (drue) Brooks married to Mary >> Elizabeth Schrivner had daughter Viola Brooks Hakes I ran a census search on Gillman Brooks for the years 1860, 1870, 1880 and 1900 with zero hits resulting. I changed the spelling to Gilman and found only three listings: 1900: Gilman of Culpepper, VA, a. 70 1860: Gilman E., W. Jersey, Stark IL, a. 22, married to Silestia 1870: Gilman E., Sycamore, DeKalb, IL, a. 30, married to Celestia Children of Gilman E. were Lester, a. 10 in 1870 Lewis, a. 10 in 1870 Austin, a. 8 in 1870 Mary, a. 2 in 1870 1880: Gilman A., Chicago, a. 41, b. OH, R.R. fireman, wife Celestia Lester, now 20 Louis A., now 20 Austin N., 18 The 1860 census reports Gilman E. born in Ohio. The 1870 census says Illinois. Regardless, since his wife was Celestia, he's not your guy. Why isn't he *anywhere* in the U.S. in three different census years? Could he have been using the first name Drew? (If so, I don't find a census hit on that name until 1900 in Georgia.) Chris