the next time im at the archives ill check for alex erskine on the 1840 census for monroe co. va...its after 1860 we cant locate him or the childern... dont forget about the gullet's for 1850 where polly egnor showed up living with them too.... we need too find out what happen too them also... like i said early in my post about arch and ohio...id bet if we could get alook at those census for 1840 and pray that josiah was born at the time they were taken...or that they were there while they were being taken.. if not then this theory is blown all too ***** we know that erskines were in highland co. ohio at the sametime as arch and family...plus we have info that supports that they were related too our alexander erskine too.... :) plus we know the null's and massey's and soward's were in like galia co. and lawrence co. ohio too around the same time period..... celia-1 get with carol she has information on the massey's and crew from ohio... i sent her some stuff... when we were looking around....and you too.. i think.. also celia check the records we got this past summer from monroe co.. w.va on marriages index for the massey's... that should have william null and abigial massey name on it..plus the date..but i can check it out if we need too.... im sending off know... have a good one people... ps celia-1 if you get chance lets get together and chat one evening or one afternoon..just let me know something ok cuz..... patsy :) __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Talk to your friends online with Yahoo! Messenger. http://im.yahoo.com