Dear Louisa County list, I've been busy going over the lookup requests you have made since I offered to go through the Heritage Center index cards. I have provided all responders with the names and addresses of others who are interested in the surnames that you requested searches for, except a couple of surnames such as Brown and Johnson/Johnston. I have already had to create some 60 new folders and cards for new surnames that were not in my index. In addition, I have added almost 200 names to the existing index surname cards that you or the responders have expressed an interest in. Your help is now needed--a reverse request. Many visitors to our Heritage Center and many query writers have not been, are not yet, and will never be computer users. I have had to identify most of you by your e-mail address. I do not know your name and snail mail address to place on the index cards. This will limit the number of responses that you could potentially receive, as e-mail addresses become out-dated much faster than your postal addresses do. My specific request is in the next paragraph. For this request, I waive my usual practice of asking that you respond to all. Respond to me only if you have reservations about posting your name and address to the entire list. Thank you. PLEASE SEND ME YOUR NAME AND POST OFFICE ADDRESS!! I will then place it in the file folder that has been created for all of you who have made a look-up request. A copy of your request and a copy of my response will also be in the folder. Some requests have generated responses from other list members, and a copy of most of those responses will also be in your folder. The surnames in which you expressed an interest will have their own index cards to refer researchers to your folder, where your name and postal address will be found. At present, your e-mail address is there, on both the copy of your request and on my response to it. By sending me your postal address, and by my placing a copy of it in your folder, you are not restricting research responses to computer users only. Anyone who personally researches or requests local researchers to use the index files may be able to contact you when they find a surname in common. THANK YOU!!!!!!!! Keith Street ckcasey@netins.net 325 Franklin Ave, Wapello, IA 52653-1515 319-523-8164

Is there an index for the 1850 Federal Census for Louisa Co? I am trying to find out how many ADAMS families there were in the county at that time. I am trying to find the parents of Nancy ADAMS. She was married in 1841 in Lousia Co. and is shown in the census with her husband (Abraham SARGENT) and family. I am hoping that her parents were still in the county in 1850. I think her parents were John and Rebecca ADAMS. Thank you for your time and assistance. Jim Bellingham WA jimcook@memes.com