> I am trying to track a relative who is listed in the 1850 census in > Boone Co., MO. Among his neighbors are siblings, parents, cousins. > By 1860 the extended family is dispersed to 3-4 neighboring > counties, and I can find everybody except my guy. I am confident he > remained in the area past 1860. He does not appear anywhere in the > ancestry.com index and I have browsed the census pages in the > communities of his relatives to no avail. Any clues on how to > proceed? > > Susan Moeur <[email protected]> Susan, Have you tried searching in that county on any one -- using these only (no last name, etc) as there are transcribing errors: first name place of birth date of birth (+ or - 1 year) spouse's first name Sometimes this will turn up the person being searched for. If you don't have success in that county, then try doing the same search in the state. You'll get longer lists of hits but you may be successful. Good luck in your research. Patricia Champaign, IL "Pat" <[email protected]>