Oh ok now I understand. Ok is this your private e-mail addy LilEllen55@aol.com Is this correct? Gail ----- Original Message ----- From: <LilEllen55@aol.com> To: <GAFORSYT-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, November 11, 2002 10:38 AM Subject: Re: [GAFORSYT] 1840 Census: Martin Families > MARTIN William 265 Males: 1(5-10) 1(10-15) 2(15-20) 1(40-50) > Females: 1(5-10) 2(15-20) 2(40-50) > > Well this one is an Uncle to my Hix Martin if this helps you out any at all. > Gail > > This does help! Can you tell me which other Martin's belong to you in Forsyth > County? I am trying to sort through the Martin's in that county so I can > hopefully sort out which Martin's may be mine. I spend so much time > researching these other Martin's to rule them out as relatives when the time > would be better spent researching my own lines. I would just like to know > who they are and where they came from, and where they went so when I see > their names, I know who they are. It is very hard when you don't have a lot > of information on your family line and very common names (like my William > Martin) and no known other family ties in the area. I don't live in GA: I > live on the West coast so that makes it difficult, as well. I was thinking > about posting on a website a list of the Martin lines in and around Forsyth > County so anyone researching would be able to spend more time on their lines > rather than sorting through all the Martin's. Sort of like a census: families > that know who is living in the home in the 1840 census (or their best > educated guess) could list the family members names and where they may be > placed in the age category. Also, where the family migrated from, where they > went, and other relatives in the area. Not their entire family history, just > enough so one would know if this is the family they are searching for. It > would save so much energy and time. Thank you for replying. It is greatly > appreciated. > Ellen > > > ==== GAFORSYT Mailing List ==== > Forsyth County Georgia History and Records > http://www.rootsweb.com/~gaforsyt/ > >