Hi! No direct help, but some questions come to mind, seeing your data for the first time: 1.) I presume you've verified Robert Baldwin's location in Mason Co., KY via the 1860 census and now you're looking for the balance of Moses' family with other slave owners in the area. If so, I'd try to determine from the 1860 census or possibly platte books (if any exist), which of the other potential slave owners was geographically nearest and farthest from Robert Baldwin, eliminating the latter (for now) and going after the one(s) nearest Baldwin first. 2.) How close to an adjoining state is Mason Co.? Is it possible the balance of Moses' family was outside of Mason Co.? For that matter, how close geographically, was Robert Baldwin to an adjoining county right within KY?? (Sorry, my family is from Philadelphia & NY, so I do not know KY geography!) But my point is, if Robert Baldwin lived within a mile or two of a County or State Line, then the balance of his family might well be outside of Mason Co. 3.) If Mariah was the mother of Moses' children, and she is 24, then she is neither the mother of the Alex who was 17- making Mariah 7 yrs old when she became a mother, nor is she the mother of the Alex who was 14, since Mariah would still have only been 10. Sure you've got the right Mariah? Sorry I can't be of any more help. Good luck! Cap'n John "Cap'n John" <capnjohn@sgi.net>