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 >