Continuing with the question: "Who are the Fulton ancestors of James Wesley Fulton, born 1841 at Geneva, New York?" [Actually -- I'm jumping ahead. Roberta will tell you how she identified the location of Geneva, New York. But she's busy right now with some little Y2K thing so I'll share the next step.] James Wesley Fulton, son of James Fulton, was born 1841. Sister Cornelia M. Fulton was born in 1837. It should be pretty easy to find a James Fulton family with these two children in the 1850 US Census for New York. Using the Accelerated Indexing census index published by Vern R. Jackson, et al (Bountiful, Utah), I found the following Fultons in Seneca Twp, Ontario County, NY (Roberta will explain why we're looking at Seneca Twp.) Fam# Name Page 1306 Anna M Fulton 1027 1306 Caroline Fulton 1027 0027 Clarissa Fulton 0868 0027 Hugh Fulton 0868 1439 Isabella Fulton 1044 1306 James L Fulton 1027 1306 James P Fulton 1027 1306 John M Fulton 1027 0027 Joseph H Fulton 0868 1439 Joseph Fulton 1044 1306 Margaret A Fulton 1027 0027 Mary A Fulton 0868 This is a typical census index -- all Fultons are arranged alphabetically by first name. However, I usually rearrange the list to reveal the family groups. Fam# Name Page 0027 Clarissa Fulton 0868 0027 Hugh Fulton 0868 0027 Joseph H Fulton 0868 0027 Mary A Fulton 0868 1306 Anna M Fulton 1027 1306 Caroline Fulton 1027 1306 James L Fulton 1027 1306 James P Fulton 1027 1306 John M Fulton 1027 1306 Margaret A Fulton 1027 1439 Isabella Fulton 1044 1439 Joseph Fulton 1044 As you can see, there are two men named James Fulton but no one names James W or James Wesley and no one named Cornelia. Either Roberta told me the wrong Township and County (nah) or, this family wasn't living here in 1850. What to do? Look at the 1840 US Census and find a James Fulton household with a female under 5. Patrice (Fulton) Stark Lone Tree, Colorado