Hi: I am new to the list. I have been looking for information about the roots of my second great-grandfather for many years with very little to go on and I could sure use some help: Family Bible: ELISHA W. GLASS, MD (I have doubts about the MD), born in Kentucky, Captain of Co C., Indian Wars. (This war was in California in the early 1850's) He married Lucinda Mandeville Roberts in Diamond Springs, El Dorado Co., CA and one child, Georgie, no dates given. 1850 California census: ELISHA W GLASS, miner, age 26, b TN. His location was given as the Placerville area of El Dorado Co. The page is dated 27 Nov 1850, so he could have arrived earlier that year, before the snows, or 1849. 4 Jan 1852, E. W. Glass married Lucinda Cork (or Corr), both residents of Diamond Springs, El Dorado Co., CA. (This was her second marriage, she apparently came to CA with her first husband.) A daughter, Georgie, was born to them Oct 1852, E W died Jan of 1853. He was not in the special census of 1852, even though Lucinda Glass was. In the probate and bounty land papers filed by Lucinda he is listed as ELIAS W and or E W GLASS. I think there must have been family back in Tennessee or Kentucky who may not have known what became of him. Does anyone know who that family might be? These are more Glass men from the 1850 California census: Butte Co., W W Glass, 20, b MA Wm H Glass, 29, NY Calaveras Co., A P Glass, 52, OH John Glass, 33, OH P H Glass, 24, TN (I wonder if he and Sam'l were Elisha's brothers) Sam'l Glass, 28, TN El Dorado Co., Robt Glass, 43, GB Thos W., 35, OH Sutter Co., T Glass, 26, OH Trinity Co., David Glass, 26, VA Tuolomne Co., Augustus Glass, 19, GA John Glass, 40, GB Doris Denton _____________________________________________________________________ You don't need to buy Internet access to use free Internet e-mail. Get completely free e-mail from Juno at http://www.juno.com Or call Juno at (800) 654-JUNO [654-5866]