Looking at the 1850 census, my William S. Butcher and all the folks around who appear to be brothers/cousins are all blacksmiths. George Butcher, who I haven't tied to that family, but who comes from NC > Springfield MO and marries into another of my lines, was also a blacksmith. I don't know if it has any significance, but I find it interesting. Megan "Piglet" Zurawicz, ListPig piglet@rootsweb.com listmaster@rootsweb.com -----Original Message----- From: Kev [mailto:oooohkev@mindspring.com] Sent: Sunday, March 18, 2001 9:53 PM To: BUTCHER-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [Butcher] Blacksmiths Ms Piglet What do you mean when you say "run to blacksmiths"? Are you implying that the family trade may have been Blacksmithing? I doubt that you remember me, but I am one of the people who are trying to find the ancestors of Warwick Butcher. He was born around 1819. It's strange that you have mentioned Blacksmith. The only time blacksmith and Warwick were used in the same sentence is his paperwork as a captured rebel. It was listed as his trade. However, we have assumed that he was more a farmer and was just pressed into blacksmithing at the outbreak of the civil war. It would be strange to find out that he had some sort of Carolina connection. Just chasing ghosts Kevin ==== BUTCHER Mailing List ==== Visit the BUTCHER GenConnect boards at http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/surnames/b/u/BUTCHER/queries ============================== 9 Health Tips for Computer Genealogists http://www.thirdage.com/features/tech/ouch/