On Tue, 09 Mar 2004 21:19:09 -0500, John wrote: > Hi, > I'm working on a family-friend's genealogy, and am interested in > advice > on how to proceed. > The family name is Hickok, and I have gotten back to one George A. > Hickok, who, according to 1910 Missouri census info, was born in Illinois > circa 1868. It seems to me that the next step is to try to locate George > A.'s family in the 1870 census for Illinois. > The problem is that I have no idea where in Illinois this family might > have lived, circa 1870, and that there appears to be no soundex for the > 1870 census, so I'm kind of stumped on how to continue. > Thank you in advance for any advice/help. Rather than 1870 I'd suggest you look at the 1880 Census data on www.familysearch.org as it is fully indexed (with soundex) with names of all members of household (not just head of household). You should be able to find George at age 12 still at home. Additionally the 1880 census contains place of birth information for parents which can help you to trace them further back (1870 only has individual's place of birth). A quick search only turned up a two George Hickok's born in Illinois and the middle initial was wrong for both. But there are only a total of 65 George Hickok's so assuming he's on the 1880 census at all, he should be easy to track down via the parent's birthplace. Then track back to 1870 from there.