Yes, I am so sorry. I'm tired and shutting it down for the night. I did mean 1860. I'll look at this stuff more tomorrow. Joyce In a message dated 11/20/2006 8:02:16 PM Central Standard Time, adellaholly@yahoo.com writes: You must mean in 1860 Esom is living in Elizabeth's household and Lucy is 30, as in 1850 you posted him still with Jenny and Lucy Ann is 20. And in 1870 is when Esom is listed as Isham (age 74) and Lucy is in her 40s Elizabeth is in her 50s . Charlotte - remember you saying that the ELizabeth he married was Adams? maybe her maiden name was Adams and she is a widow here in 1860 and named Lawson?? well, so now we have Esom from 1820-1870 - that is really good as most times one does not get all the censuses on one person continuously for 50 yrs!!!! But if many of the names get messed up like Esom/Esau and Esom/Isham then we can see why we do not find soem of them on certain censuses!! Celeste Celeste --- Jmw1431@aol.com wrote: > > She probably is the stepmother. Don't you know she > loved that. Do we know > what Happened to Lucy? I was completely lost > because Esom is listed as > Ishana on the index on Ancestry. And then it's > Isham on the Census. In 1850 Esom > is in Knox Co, KY in the household is a woman named > Elizabeth Lawson or > Larson she is by my guess the second wife. Lucy is > there and 30. You guys > probably know this, but I was lost and am just now > putting it together. > > Joyce > > In a message dated 11/20/2006 6:44:31 PM Central > Standard Time, > adellaholly@yahoo.com writes: > > In 1850 Esom is 54 and his 1st wife, jenny is 55 - > she > is plently old enought to be Lucy Ann's mother. > (Lucy > is age 20 in 1850 on the census you sent me!!) > > I guess the "Isham" in 1870 is Esom, and, as > Charlotte > said, his 2nd wife was anmed Elizabeth! She is 20 > yrs > younger than Esom/Isham in 1870 so is not old > enough > to be Lucy's mom - Eliz. is Lucy's step mom!!!!!!! > Jenny - deceased by 1870 was Lucy's mom. > > Celeste > --- Jmw1431@aol.com wrote: > > > > > Yes, Samuel and Lucindah were listed as Ishams > > parents. Which makes sense > > that they have a child named Lucy. I believe > what > > was in question was the > > mother of Lucy. Esom is old enough to be her > father > > but the wife listed later > > on was only ten years older. I may be wrong. > But > > it is entirely possible > > that Lucy was Esoms sister. I don't know I need > to > > look at it further. Will > > try to do that tomorrow. > > > > Joyce