Dear Bob, Just read your query on the above surnames. Did you by chance have BLAND's in Wapello Co? Reason is that I have BLAND's in my allied line who were in that county. If so--I have the marriage record books for that county and can check them if you like. I also have the printed 1850 Louisa Co. Census as well as the Early Marriages Book. I didn't find anything for BLAND in either one but found the following information on MASSEY\MASSIE. I use * to indicate a marriage or census listed for that surname. I crosscheck between the two books. My notes will be in (**). I also check the 1850 Louisa Co. Mortality Schedule for any of the surnames. I recently posted the schedule on the mailing list if you want the complete list. 1850 Louisa County Census, Wapello Twp #151\152 MASSIE, Vinton* age 26, sawyer, b OH; Hannah age 26, b OH; Mary J. age 4, b IL; Cordelia* age 1 b IA. (also in same house) PETTIT, George W. age 21, farmer, b NY. (**2 other PETTIT families are listed in Grandview Twp if you would like to have them) From Louisa Co. Iowa Marriages. (**this covers early marriges listed at what was then Wisc. Terr. The numbers in () at the end of the listing is the page number of the book I am using. I found two different spellings-MASSIE & MASSEY in these records). Territory of Iowa; Bk "A" p 27 30 Nov 1844 George KEEVER*\ Adeline MASSEY (6) (**3 KEEVER fam. in Jefferson Twp, 1 in Grandview) Bk "B" p 101 12 Jan 1857 W.S. MASSEY\ Sarah DODDER* (23) (** a Sarah DODDER is listed house #4\49, Grandview Twp. She is 7 in 1850, would be about 13 on above date. If this is the same Sarah, she may have been the d/o Henry & Magdalena) Bk "C" p 81 14 Jan 1866 Jacob B. BURRIS\ Cordelia A. MASSIE* (39) (**d/o? Vinton & Hannah of Wapello?) Bk "D" p 425 23 1874 George W. SHUMAKER*\ Mattir (sic) E. MASSIR*(**SHOEMAKER fam. in Grandview\ MASSIR should be MASSIE?) (60) Bk "E" p 8 15 Dec 1875 Vinton MASSIE*\ Margy McGRAW (63) (**2nd m for Vinton? or is this another Vinton?) Bk "E" p 183 10 Nov 1878 James Walton HAZELWOOD/MORRIS*\ Emma Z. MASSIE (**1 MORRIS in each, Wapello Twp; Grandview and Jefferson Twp. No Hazelwoods). Bk "H" p 214 7 Nov 1894 Van C. THORNDIKE*,27\ Jessie MASSIE, 17 (** 1 THORNDIKE fam. in Grandview Twp). Hope this is of some help to you. Any questions\comments, let me know. Bev Todd