Thank you Anne, This makes me think it is the right Alice as her father's name was Jesse. I think I can merge two James Northcutts I have now also! Thanks! Loretta In a message dated 4/1/2000 9:33:30 PM Central Standard Time, monej@hotmail.com writes: << Hello On the Hardin Pct. Calhoun Co. 1870 Census Index, I find Northcut, James age 38 farmer, born in MO, father born in MO, mother born in MO Allica age 20, wife Keeping House born in IL father born in IL, Mother born in IL William son age 15, Caroline, daughter age 9, Amanda daughter age 2, Jessie son age 1. I would suspect that James was a widower, and he may have married her in 1875, if these people could be the ones you are looking for. Good luck searching Anne >>