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/Vh.2ADE/886.1 Message Board Post: Could this be his Mother? Name: Melinda Rentfrow Estimated Birth Year: abt 1820 Age in 1870: 50 Birthplace: Tennessee Home in 1870: Summit, Effingham, Illinois Race: White Gender: Female Post Office: Effingham Name: Joseph L Rentfrow Estimated Birth Year: abt 1853 Age in 1870: 17 Birthplace: Illinois Home in 1870: Summit, Effingham, Illinois Race: White Gender: Male Post Office: Effingham In 1860: Name: Malinda Rentfrow Age in 1860: 40 Birthplace: North Carolina Home in 1860: Township 8 N Range 5 E, Effingham, Illinois Gender: Female Head of Household: Malinda Rentfrow Post Office: Ewington and Effingham Name: Joseph Rentfrow Age in 1860: 8 Birthplace: Illinois Home in 1860: Township 8 N Range 5 E, Effingham, Illinois Gender: Male Head of Household: Malinda Rentfrow Post Office: Ewington and Effingham In 1850 with Husband Name: Joseph Renfrew Age: 48 Estimated birth year: abt 1802 Birth place: North Carolina Gender: Male Home in 1850 (City,County,State): Not Stated, Effingham, Illinois Name: Malinda Renfrew Age: 33 Estimated birth year: abt 1817 Birth place: North Carolina Gender: Female Home in 1850 (City,County,State): Not Stated, Effingham, Illinois There is no Husband listed in 1870 & 1860 Name: Joseph Rentfrow Birth: 3 Jan 1802 - Buncombe, NC, USA Death: 4 Jul 1852 - Effingham, IL, USA Marriage: 1843 Parents: John Rentfrow , Elizabeth Rentfrow Spouse: Malinda Cobb If you need copies let me know