ANSWER TO BELOW: LP, I also put a message on the board but so no one would keep looking I wanted to reply here also. I found your family.....interesting experiment in finding someone!! Long story short I found them in 1860 in Missouri, and since Susanah/Susan was possibly the youngest, I asked for a Sus* b. Illinois 1848 with a 2 year window in Brown County, Illinois. Apparently Elijah had a middle name of Silas and that was how he was listed PLUS the surname was messed up. In 1860 he was listed Elijah S. Anyway, here's the data from 1850 and 1860. Since there was no EMAIL address for you on the board please contact me directly and I will send you the 1850 image. Gretchen 1850 CENSUS Name: Silas Beaves Age: 30 Estimated birth year: abt 1820 Birth Place: Kentucky Gender: Male Home in 1850 (City,County,State): Township 2 S R 4 W, Brown, Illinois Source Citation: Year: 1850; Census Place: Township 2 S R 4 W, Brown, Illinois; Roll: M432_98; Page: 153; Image: 519. HOUSEHOLD: Silas Beaves Township 2 S R 4 W, Brown, IL abt 1820 Kentucky Margaret Beaves Township 2 S R 4 W, Brown, IL abt 1820 Kentucky John W Beaves Township 2 S R 4 W, Brown, IL abt 1842 Illinois Thomas A Beaves Township 2 S R 4 W, Brown, IL abt 1844 Illinois Susan C Beaves Township 2 S R 4 W, Brown, IL abt 1848 Illinois Vincent Beaves Township 2 S R 4 W, Brown, IL abt 1850 Illinois ----------- 1860 CENSUS Name: Elijah S Reeves Age in 1860: 42 Birth Year: abt 1818 Birthplace: Kentucky Home in 1860: Sullivan, Missouri Gender: Male Post Office: Locustville Value of real estate: View image Source Citation: Year: 1860; Census Place: , Sullivan, Missouri; Roll: M653_658; Page: 0; Image: 166. HOUSEHOLD: Name Age Elijah S Reeves 42 Margarett Reeves 42 John W Reeves 18 Thomas A Reeves 16 Susanah C Reeves 12 Vinson Reeves 10 Hannah E Reeves 6 James M Reeves 4 Benjamin Reeves 2 LP WROTE: Looking for the family in the 1850 census of Brown Co.,IL for Elijah Reeves, b: 1818, KY, wife Margaret 1819--children: Thomas and Susanah. appreciate any help, L.P. ************************************** See what's free at http://www.aol.com.