Hi. I just signed on to the list and am hoping for some help. First, to whom do I write to obtain an index for the 1850 Pike County census. I didn't find one among the Pike County books available. Currently I have only some bare data on one family but would like to see the rest of the "community." Unfortunately, my source did not give me the township in which my family located in 1850. Second, does anyone connect with Mary Ann (WILEY) BROWN b. about 1810 KY. Sometime after the death of her husband, Reuben BROWN, 1840 in Sangamon county, she moved with her considerable family to Pike County. She is on the 1850 Census. By 1860 she is in Grundy Co., Mo. I'm trying to find the reason for Mary's relocation from Sangamon to Pike -- generally for a widow with 10 children I would suspect the reason would be family of some kind. Any suggestions or help would be appreciated. Judy (Johnson) Reustle judy@netfocus.net (Researching JOHNSON, SMITH, BROWN (2) and some which are much easier!!)