I don't know about Hugh NEISLER, but I know I am on 2 census; out of SIX! If you are not home that DAY you don't exist. --JD At 09:18 AM 4/13/00 EDT, Dig4kin@aol.com wrote: >I am looking for an ancestor, Hugh NEISLER, that was in the 1840 & 1860 >Henderson Co, TN, census. However, I am unable to locate him anywhere in >1850. > >I am trying to research the possibility that he went west during the CA Gold >Rush. > >Can someone tell me possible routes that a TN resident would have taken to >get there? > >Also, how likely is it that his wife and children would have travelled with >him? I seem to have misplaced his entire family. > >Thanks for your help. > >Sandra > >