This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/Fh.2ADI/5732.1 Message Board Post: Hi Sherry, I checked the entire 1850 census and there is only one listing for a James W Richards, date of birth was 1839. I also searched the census using only the name James Richards born in Illinois, the above James is the only match that is close to your info. Census citation: 1850, Illinois, Farmers, Fulton County, Illinois Page: 78 Roll: M432_107.