This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/XW.2ADI/696.1 Message Board Post: Hello I'm don't know how sure you are of the dates for when Henry's sister arrived in CA. Here is what I found.. I found whom I believe to be your Henry in the 1860 census in Humboldt county. He is 23 (b.OH) and a farm laborer. And a couple of residences away, there is a Lydia Robinson who is 18 (b.MO) and living at a farm. In the 1880 census for Liberty, Siskiyou Co, California I think this is Sam L Finley, as the family matches. (He is indexed as LL Finley) L. L. FINLEY Self M Male W 48 IL Miner VA KY Lydia A. FINLEY Wife M Female W 38 MO Housekeeper NY PA Louisa FINLEY Dau S Female W 18 CA Lives At Home Herbert FINLEY Son S Male W 16 CA Carries Mail Joseph W. FINLEY Son S Male W 15 CA Works At Home Elizabeth FINLEY Dau S Female W 13 CA Samuel L. FINLEY Son S Male W 12 CA Mary FINLEY Sister S Female W 1M CA Philip H. FINLEY Son S Male W 9 CA Hattie F. FINLEY Dau S Female W 7 CA Robert FINLEY Son S Male W 4 CA Lydia A. FINLEY Dau S Female W 3 CA Francis FINLEY Son S Male W 1 CA In the 1900 census; CA Sisikiyou Co; Liberty Twp, there is a FINLEY, Samuel L; age 68; b.IL . His wife's name is difficult to read, but looks like Lydia. They also have children; Phillip 29, Hattie 27, Robert 24, Francis 21, Gertrude 19, Harry 12. I can send you the census image if you like. (email me at melanim@excite.com) Also from the CA death index (Last First Middle; birth; motherslast; fatherslast; sex; birthpl; deathCounty; deathDate; age) FINLEY JOSEPH W 1865-02-24 ROBINSON FINLEY MALE CA SANTA CLARA 1942-12-20 age77 FINLEY SAMUEL LARUE 1868-12-05 ROBINSON FINLEY MALE CA LOS ANGELES 1943-06-04 age74 MeLani