Hi Sue, I found Kerby Benedict in Edgar County in 1850 but Lottie is not with them. Here is the listing. 1850 Census 19th District Edgar County,IL 16th Day of November,1850 Kerby Benedict M 39 Attorney 1500 Litchfield Con Charlotte F 39 Fairfield, Con Worthena (sp ?) C. F 3 Macon,ILL Polly Cacrtif (sp ?) F 61 Fairfield,Con Mary Alsup F 10 Dewitt,ILL Cynthia Polick F 25 KY Sorry, about the spelling - hard to decipher. Ruth