HI folks, For those who can't find a ancestor, try lookng in the mortality schedules! These preceded the taking of the regular Census..an interesting site for you, with explanations is this: <http://www.mortalityschedules.com/> its 4 pages of information and by States links. These schedules may be the only the only record of death, as many States weren't required to record deaths, and gravestones maybe non existent. ~ Linda ~ Willow Creek,CA. "Don't think of it as "loosing hair..Think of it as gaining face".