I'm back again. These Whitleys have me at my wit's end. Allen and Mary A. (Polly) Whitley appear on the census records as follows: 1830 Anson Co., NC 1840 Cobb Co., GA 1850 Cobb Co., GA 1860 Milton Co., GA 1870 Blount Co., AL 1880 Blount Co., AL In 1840, their sons are in the household. They're not there in 1850. The sons, varying in ages from 10 to 20, were Addison F., Abraham, James Thomas, John W., Henry and possibly and William A. Whitley. I can't find them on any census index. I was approached with a theory tonight. Is it possible these boys were in a boarding school somewhere? They all grew to be educated adults, Addison was in fact a school teacher himself. Would a boarding school even be included in the census? Were there any schools in the Cobb and Milton Co. area? Thanks for any assistance. Terry Jackson