Brenda A friend of mine has my 1850 Pope census right now, and I don't have the part in my files yet (shame on me) but they both were listed with families with different surnames. I think Martha is listed with a 60? year old Davidson woman and some others, was this her grandmother? Also in the household were people of a different surname. About the same thing for the Edward Reynolds I found. He was listed with others of a different surname. I don't know if the adult female was his mother and maybe she remarried? We typically want to find a person in the 1850 census listed with parents and sibblings, and maybe grandparents next door. These two people are a little harder to short out. The age for your Jackson matches exactly with my Andrew J. I haven't found anyone researching this line. I'm in Massac Co. Where are you? Just last week I spoke with a lady who told me to contact Hattie DAVIDSON of Pope Co. I think I'll write her son first. My grandmother was named after Martha. She is still living at age 93, but never knew anything about family. Your Jackson sure did die young, I guess though he had time for children. I bet you can't find a death cert on him either. That's how I determined Sarah's parents. Of course she was last born; not until 1881, your Jackson was already deceased. Time for church. Sharon >Sharon, The Jackson Reynolds I am looking for was born about 1857. He >married Elmirah Bryan 12-24-1876. And it list him as 19. Jackson died >9-91879. I don't have anything on Martha for I haven't looked,for I am >not sure if that is the right family. May I ask, " what do you mean by a >non traditional family?" Brenda >