Ah Ha, I will send another email, shortly. Sharon Going backwards to go forward - grin If this is your family, there is lots more info available. Some are buried in a Ross - ?? Cemetery, Palmyra. Pricilla d. 17 Feb 1893 in Waverly, Morgan, Illinois. Chances are that the two young girls are HERs, not his. Pricilla and Robert were m. 1865, and Martha was b. abt 1862, Sanona abt 1864. xxxxxxxx Seems that Robert was m. 3 times. First wife & children: Elizabeth Howerton Ross Born: 2 Jan 1802 in [city], Sumner, Tennessee, USA Died: 26 Feb 1836 in [city], Macoupin, Illinois, USA Marriage: 13 Nov 1823 in [city], Sumner, Tennessee, USA Children Sex Birth Thomas B Ross M 1823 in [city], Sumner, Tennessee, USA Reuben M Ross M 1826 in [city], Macoupin, Illinois, USA William G Ross M 1827 in [city], Sumner, Tennessee, USA John H Ross M 1829 James M Ross M 8 Sep 1831 in [city], Macoupin, Illinois, USA Ezekiel H Ross M 1834 Elizabeth H Ross F 13 Nov 1835 in Macoupin, [county], Illinois, USA xxxxxxxx 2nd wife & children: Mary Ann Hunt Born: 19 June 1802 Died: 25 Jun 1861 in Palmyra, [county], Illinois, USA Marriage: 23 Aug 1836 in [city], Macoupin, Illinois, USA Children Sex Birth Benjamin F Ross M 17 Nov 1837 in [city], Macoupin, Illinois, USA Sarah J Ross F 17 Jan 1839 in [city], Macoupin, Illinois, USA Martha A Ross F 25 Jun 1840 in [city], Macoupin, Illinois, USA Susan Catherine Ross F 20 Feb 1842 in South Palmyra Township, Macoupin, Illinois, USA Mary E Ross F 20 May 1848 in [city], Macoupin, Illinois, USA xxxxxxxxx Third wife - no children? Priscilla Conlee Thomas Born: 6 Jul 1819 in Morgan, [county], Illinois, USA Died: 17 Feb 1893 in Waverly, Morgan, Illinois, USA Marriage: 1865 xxxxxxxxx Illinois Marriages, 1790-1860 about Robert Ross Name: Robert Ross Spouse: Mary Ann Stanfield [previously m. to Joel Stanfield, maiden name Hunt] Date: 23 Aug 1836 [or Oct ?] County: MacOupin State: Illinois Source: Family History Library, Salt Lake City, UT Microfilm: 1320490 - 1320491 xxxxxxxx 1850 United States Federal Census about Robert Ross Name: Robert Ross Age: 48 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1802 Birth Place: North Carolina Gender: Male Home in 1850(City,County,State): Macoupin, Illinois Robert Ross 48, b. NC Mary A Ross 47, b. KY [d. 24 June 1861, Palmyra, Macoupin, IL] Greenbury Stanfield 24, b. KY [Step-son] John H Ross 22, b. IL James M Ross 18 Ezekiel Ross 17 Elizabeth H Ross 13 Benjamin F Ross 12 Sarah J Ross 11 Martha A Ross 10 Susan R Ross 8 Mary E Ross 2 xxxxxxxxx 1860 United States Federal Census about Robert Ross Name: Robert Ross Age in 1860: 59 Birth Year: abt 1801 Birthplace: North Carolina Home in 1860: Township 11 Range 8, Macoupin, Illinois Gender: Male Post Office: Palmyra Value of real estate: View image Household Members: Name Age Robert Ross 59 Mary A Ross 58 William G Ross 32 Mary E Ross 12 Samuel Fortner 13 Mary A Fortner 8 xxxxxxxxx On 13 Aug 2009 at 11:34, Marita Gladson wrote: I am transcribing copies of the various census for Macoupin to the Census sheets to make storage easier. When doing the 1870; Census Place: Township 11 Range 8, Macoupin, Illinois; Roll M593_250 page 303 Taken the 18 June Robert Ross 68 Priscilla Conlee Thomas Ross 50 Mary Eliza Ross 22 Martha Ross 8 Sanona Ross 6 Robert died in October 1870 leaving Priscilla and the two younger girls, I presume. I tried to find them on the 1880 census and no luck. Any suggestions?