Anna, I didn't notice someone already found Jacob Medaw for you in the Illionis census when I offered up Middaugh from Ohio :). Well that was clever of you to find him with a different spelling, Marna! Diana In a message dated 4/23/02 5:44:01 PM, VERNONDVDW@cs.com writes: << Hi Anna, There is a Jacob Medaw age 38 (farmer) born in New York wife was Catherine age 40 born Ohio, Children were James C. age 16 ; Mary J. age 14 ; Henry S ; Margaret age 10 ; Rachel 8 ; Rebecca age 6 ; all children were born in Indiana. I don't know if this is who you are looking for or not, but it is close. Marna Wakeland Wilson >>