I searched Ancestry.com and they didn't show up until 1870 for Census Records in Collins, Tuscoloosa County, Alabama. There are 2 land records for Jesse in the late 1800's in Tuscoloosa if you want them. His dad was Simeon Barger and his mom was Christina Bolick/Bolch. I can go back a couple of generations in the Bolick's/Bolch's if you don't have them. I haven't tied Leah Harmon in. I think she's a daughter of Peter Harmon, the one down on Beale's Creek by the SC border, who's not part of my Herman's, but that's a guess. The early land records of Lincoln County mention him, and he is confused with Peter Herman, who is frequently misspelled as Peter Harmon. The Lyle's Creek Herman's were not related to the Beale's Creek Harmon's; they came from Forseyth County I think, again a guess. Please let me know if you need any additional info. r/Jon ----- Original Message ----- From: "Agnes" <agnesec@cableone.net> To: <CATAWBA-WEST-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, August 19, 2004 10:19 PM Subject: [CATAWBA-WEST] Re: CATAWBA-WEST-D Digest V04 #77 > I do not find the family in the 1850 census but I did find the marriage in > the Lincoln County Marriage bond book. > > Barger, Jesse; Herman, Leah. Witness John Barger bond dated 30 July 1831 > issued by clerk Henry Cline. > > The original would be available from the NC Archives in Raleigh, but they do > not show parentage nor much of anything else aside from the details above. > Perhaps you already know this but on the chance you do not, here you go. > > In 1850 they are not in Lincoln, Catawba (but there are a number of Barger > families there), Alexander or Burke, which I have in book form. The on-line > index does not show them anywhere in the state. We know they must be there > but where is a mystery. > > Agnes C. > > > > > On 8/19/04 1:00 PM, "CATAWBA-WEST-D-request@rootsweb.com" > <CATAWBA-WEST-D-request@rootsweb.com> wrote: > > > From: "Joel Barger" <jlbarger@charter.net> > > Date: Wed, 18 Aug 2004 20:38:33 -0400 > > To: CATAWBA-WEST-L@rootsweb.com > > Subject: Jesse Barger & Family > > > > Can not find Jesse Barger & household (Leah, Barbara, Mary, David, Samuel, > > Louvina, Jesse, George, Rebecca) in the 1840 & 1850 census. In 1860, he & > > family are in Tuscaloosa County, Alabama. It shows that all children were > > born in NC. I have access to Heritage Quest, but not Ancestry that has an > > all name index. Has anyone seen this family in the censuses for Burke, > > Lincoln, Alexander counties, please contract me. > > > > Joel Barger > > jlbarger@charter.net > > > > > ==== CATAWBA-WEST Mailing List ==== > ==== CATAWBA-WEST Mailing List ==== > Sharing info on the region West of the Catawba River, NC > For further info, see http://www.rootsweb.com/~nccatawb/ > Our thanks to RootsWeb for hosting this list and web page > >