Lucille, Found a few things regarding Merritt Young for you today which I will ship in the mail. The 1860 census entry listed below will be quite interesting given what you have already noted about the family. (This is from the transcription, NOT the actual census. The only way to be certain of the original is to view the actual microfilms. Best Wishes Lisa Cheney's Grove Township Young, M C 32 M Master Carpenter 400 200 Ky Harriet A 27 F In Charles A 10 M In Mary E 8 F In Thomas B. 6 M Il Sela O. 2 F Il I also saw a new book today--1870 McLean Co. Census index and he was listed as follows: Merrit C, 43 M W KLy Saybrook Film 253 p. 274 ________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com