Hello, I am researching the William McConnell family. William was born ca 1833/1835 in N.C. per census data. I first found him in Crittenden Co. Ky in 1870: William McConnell age 32 b. N.C. Emily age 44 b. N.C. Daniel age 17 b. Tenn Martha age 15 b. Tenn F. C. age 14 b. Tenn female Lucita age 10 b. Tenn William age 8 b. N.C. An initial can't read female age 4 b. ILL G. age 2 male b. ILL Colorado age 8/12 female b. Kty H.M. Ratcliff age 22 male works on farm b. N.C. R.RR. Ratcliff 14 male works on farm b. Ga E. S. Ratcliff 12 female b. Ga. D.D. Ratcliff 10 female b. Tenn Thomas Leeper 17 male works on farm b. ILL William McConnell was in Shasta Co. Cal. in 1880 with a wife named Martha Barger and dau. Colorado age 10 b. Kty, and son George R. age 1 b. Ca., they also had another son b. in 1881 in Ca. named Montique (Mont) In the Shasta Co. book on marriages there is listed: Daniel A.( I believe this should be R.) McConnell married Maggie C. McLaughlin, Frances C. McConnell married Thomas J. Owens, Martha E. McConnell married Wm Rediker, Lucinda McConnell married Richard T. Roberts, Colorado McConnell married John Klotz. Any informaion would be greatly appreciated. Thanks, Carol