This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: TewiTso Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.carroll/7168.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Then when you've found everything that way, another method is needed. What I would do is since we know Needham was in Brunswick 1840, 1850 & 1860, we can assume he'll still be there. I'd go back to ancestry, type in Carroll in NC, no first name. Be sure to use the soundex method. After sifting through the thousands of Carroll's that way, you might find: 1870 Federal Census- Town Creek, Brunswick, NC (PO Smithville) indexed as Nudom Carrol, Needom age 57 b. NC occupation- farmer Louisa age 30 b. NC Palmer age 11 b. NC Elizabeth age 8 b. NC Andrew age 2 b. NC 1880 Federal Census- District 28 Town Creek, Brunswick, NC Carroll, Needham W. age 59 b. NC occupation- farmer Louisa E. age 41 wife b. NC Elizabeth B. age 18 daughter b. NC Andrew J. age 12 son b. NC Margaret J. age 6 daughter b. NC Lorenzo age 5 son b. NC I just re-read this and if I sound a little cocky, I'm not meaning too. I'm just trying to help others learn some good methods. There's a definate need to use your imagination, gut instincts & clues. Based on all these census records, we now know that Needham married first Mary born about 1821 NC, they had Eliza A. b. 1846 & Mary b. 1849. Then he married Louisa E. b.1839 NC and they had Palmer b. 1859, Elizabeth B. b. 1862, Andrew J. 1867, Margaret J. b. 1874 & Lorenzo b. 1875. We also know that it looks like Needham had siblings Uriah b. 1825, Joel b. 1827 & Elender b. 1832. Everyone was born in NC, probably Brunswick Co. Also from these records, it looks like Needham's parents are James Carroll b. 1797 NC & Zilpha b. 1796 Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.