Hi. She may have been born after the census taker had gathered their info. Also, remember to check for the different spellings. I found my BURRIS family that had their names spelled as BURROWS. Keep in mind that many of our early ancestors did not know how to read or write and just accepted whatever was recorded. Just a little bit of info., a few years ago I found the BURRIS name spelled 21 ways. So be patient, you will find it. Good luck Michelle Burris Kenerly bluejeans@ncfreedom.net ----- Original Message ----- From: <Lildod@aol.com> To: <BURRIS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, July 19, 2002 10:14 PM Subject: Re: [BURRIS] Roll Call > I have been searching for years for the parents of my great grandmother, > ARMELDA J. BURRIS DEPEW. She was born in 1840 and the census for later years > states that she was born in Indiana. However, I cannot find a Burris family > in Indiana in the 1840 census who had an infant daughter born that year. I > believe her parents were born in KY and OH. She married Joseph M. Depew in > Iowa in 1856, and they later settled in MO where she died in 1888 in Dallas > County. If anyone knows of a BURRIS family who had a baby girl born in 1840, > I would love to search the name to see if I can make a connection. Thanks. > DPeirsol > > > ============================== > 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 > >