Hello all, I am trying to track down my gggm, her 2nd husband, and family. They married in Coles Co. in 1862 and, according to other information I have gathered, moved between IL/KS/MO for a number of years. Recently, a fellow researcher sent me the following information: 1870 Census, Charleston Twp entry at p.314 for July 12, 1870, at #765 - 755 G. A. Casel age 36 IL -200 no real estate Martha 32 OH George 10 IL Emma 6 IL Beatrice 3 IL The family information I have is as follows: James A. Cassel(l), b. 1831(?) IL Martha Eliz. D. Cassel, b. 1837 OH George T. Tifft, b. 1859 IL (Martha's son - 1st marriage) Anna B. Cassel, b. ca 1863 IL Belreath Cassel, b. ca 1870 IL I'm trying not to reach too far for answers, but these look suspiciously like the same people to me. One of my problems is that the only record I've found of the two daughters is from *another* 1870 census entry for Fallriver, Kansas. Thus, I'm not even sure of their real names in the first place -- Emma/Anna or Beatrice/Belreath? Can anyone tell me if there is a source that can be consulted that might reveal the birth information on the daughters? Any ideas would be appreciated. I'm at my wits' end trying to find these folks after 1870, even though I have a thick file of correspondence with locations, etc., on James (his CW pension application - denied). James apparently died ca 1888, according to correspondence in his file. I'm trying to trace all the family members I know of -- Lizzie's sister Lydia married a William Cossell, and the 3rd sister, Mariah, married a Samuel Markle, all of Coles Co. -- to see if she was widowed a second time and went to live with family, etc. Have also traced one of Lizzie's brothers, James R. Bradford, to Missouri with no luck. George Tifft (my ggf) pops up in Denver some time later, but there is no record of where/when his mother died, nor record of any of her other children. Sorry for the drawn out tale, but I could use some brainstorming on this. TIA! Kathleen Cooper - Carlsbad (San Diego), CA kathleencooper@bigfoot.com