Here's some Lincoln County census information if anyone needs, compliments of Dory. I added a couple comments in [ ]. --Celia :o) ============ 1870 Census, Lincoln County, Griffithville P.O., 18 June 1870: Egnor, Archibald age 59, farmer, born VA, cannot read or write (the column, Male Children age ? and up) is checked. Susan age 43 housekeeper born VA, cannot read or write Samuel age 15 works on farm born VA, attended school within the year, cannot read or write. Egnor, Archibald age 28 Farmer born VA, cannot red or write, (the column for male children is also checked) Octava age 22 housekeeper born VA cannot read or write Lany(?) female age 3 at home born VA [Leora --Celia] Minnie(?) female age 1 at home born VA Egnor, John W age 37 farmer born VA cannot read or write (column for male children is checked) Lucinda age 35 housekeeper vorn VA cannot read or write Mathias age 16 labors on farm born VA Martin age 15 labors on farm born VA Octavia age 14 at home born VA Mary age 19 at home born VA Martha(?) age 8 at home born VA Lucinda Jr. (I swear, that's what it looks like), age 21(?) at home born VA [Lucinda Alice, she would be age 4 though --Celia] John age 1 at home =================== 1880 Census of West Virginia LINCOLN COUNTY, #U005 Arch Egnor, 38 Octavia, 38 Lenora, 12 Minnie, 10 Matilda, 8 Mary A., 6 Florence, 4 Hatti, 2 Julea, 1 Arch and Octavia were born in VA (VA-VA-VA) Kids were all born in WV (WV-VA-VA) LINCOLN COUNTY, #U001 Egnor, Archibald, 69 (VA-MD-MD) Susan, 53 (VA-VA-VA) ..Stowers, Elias, 19 (VA-VA-VA) #U004 Egnor, James, 31 (Va-VA-VA) Julia, 21 (VA-VA-VA) Eva, 2/12 March 1880, WV-VA-VA #U005 Egnor, Sam, 25 (VA-VA-VA) Mattie, 22 (WV-VA-VA) Alcia, 5 (WV-VA-VA) That's what it says, even if it shows Mattie born in WV. Cora, 4 (WV-VA-VA) Calvin, 2 (WV-VA-VA) Mary, 2/12 March 1880 (WV-VA-VA) #U002 Egnor, Washington, 47 (VA-VA-VA) [John Washington Egnor --Celia] Lucinda, 44 (WV-VA-VA) Greene, 23 (WV-VA-VA) Martha, 14 (WV-VA-VA) Lucinda A, 14 (WV-VA-VA) John, 11 (WV-VA-VA) Susan, 8 (WV-VA-VA) Lena C., 7 (WV-VA-VA) Eliza J., 5 (WV-VA-VA)