Hi, Daphne..good points! And I am not saying that Irene's John's father was not A David! It could well be, since we can't find who the father was. I am just saying that it wasn't the DAvid Garrison who married Sarah Bourne. It's true that there are out of synch things in census taking all the time...and we did go through David and Sarah's very carefully and although as I recall there may have been some ages a year or two off as we usually find..and there were some people in the household from time to time we had to examine as to ages......but in the end, David and Sarah only had a daughter. I was just trying to help Irene. It also seems to if my memory is correct that this David stayed in the same place all his life. It would surely save time to look at other DAvids, if that is the name the family believes is right. One of my cousins is a cousin of Joey and IRene which is why we examined this family. So far she has not found the father. But we'll all keep our eyes out and he is bound to turn up! Thanks for your thoughts! Marti