Gaila, Thanks. That clears it up a bit for me. My challenge now is to distinguish between the two Jeremiahs that were in GA at about the same time, and in Twiggs County, to boot. I am certain that Jeremiah and Phebe Busby were in GA, if not Twiggs County, as their two oldest sons (in 1840/50MS censuses) give GA as their birth states. I am enjoying the exchange between you and Kathy, if only for inspiration for further research. I agree with Ernie that this is one lively list. Howard