Terry, My 1850 census information is one tad different than what Delores so kindly sent. It shows the eldest son was Gillian B. Dwelling #1076 is just a few pages away from the locations of several of my families in 1850, and they were in the Webster and Fountain Green area. Whether or not the enumerator's path was a "straight" one from the home of James and Mary Hickman to those with whom I'm familiar, I cannot tell, but it seems a good possibility that the Hickman family was in that general area in 1850, since St. Albans Twp. (the family's location in 1860 and 1870, per your posting on the Hancock County Website) is several townships to the south. An avenue of further research would be for you to contact the Hancock County Historical Society. The volunteers will search through all of their considerable resources (cemetery records, obituaries, deeds, newspaper clippings, etc.) for the bargain basement price of $6.00 per hour, plus 25 cents per copied page. You set the limit on the number of hours research; they will not exceed your limit. They have a large card index so they can usually find all of the basic types genealogical information without spending a lot of time at it. The way it works is you contact them, explain what you're seeking and how much time you authorize them to spend. They will send you the results and an invoice. You then remit the appropriate fee. Their e-mail address is: hancockhistory@yahoo.com If I sound like a commercial for them, it's because I doubt you could find more helpful volunteers anywhere. Marcia Farina <.http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~majorville>