You all were so helpful with the Sweets, now here's another mystery. Eliza Sweet married William Smith April 4, 1849 in Madison County, Illinois. I can't find them in the 1850 census. Eliza's mother, Mercy Sweet, is in Omnighent Twp. Eliza's brothers Lafayette & Andrew are nearby in Macoupin County. Eliza was born about 1826 in Vermont and William Smith was born about 1799 in Massachusetts. The oldest child in the household in 1860 was born about 1853. Both William and Eliza had ties to Massachusetts, Eliza's two sisters had probably remained behind in Bristol County, Massachusetts and moved to Illinois after the rest of the family. Because of his age, William may have had children before he married Eliza. Any clues about where they could have been in 1850? Is some of the Madison County 1850 census damaged or missing? Karen