Pat, The sex is not always correct either. I have found some in my family in later census records that have the wrong sex marked. If it is a child it is hard to know unless you have personal family knowledge, but you might be sure to check the occupation. \ Although that may not be conclusive. ----- Original Message ----- From: <PatsFamilyTree@aol.com> To: <GAEARLY-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, April 16, 2000 4:18 PM Subject: [GAEARLY-L] 1860 Early County Census Hi Everyone, Again, a big THANK YOU to everyone for trying to decipher this handwriting. I do know it's a female...that's the enumerator's mark for a female. I enlarged the page and posted it on the site without the highlight. I also posted on the bottom of the page some examples of different letters. Hopefully together we can figure this out! The link to the page has changed! The new link is: http://www.familytreemaker.com/users/p/a/r/Patricia-A- Parker/PHOTO/0011photo.html Now, I would like to return the favor to everyone for your help. I have the 1860 Early County census on a CD-ROM. If anyone would like a look-up I'll be glad to do it. There isn't an index so if you know the location that would help. If not, just give me a surname (and a first if possible) and I'll see what I can do. I seem to be able to read most of this enumerator's writing (except for the part I need of course..LOL). Patricia Parker I'm researching the following surnames: Layton, Strickland, McCormick, McCoy, Parker, Tharp, Birch. Concentration is in the South - North Carolina, Georgia, Florida.