The first thing you do is, list his name ?? In a message dated 4/22/01 9:12:02 PM US Eastern Standard Time, chipper1@cox-internet.com writes: > I'm at a standstill. My ggggrandfather was born in Indiana about 1823. I > know when he got married and about his family from 1846 to 1872, then I lose > him again. I can't figure out when or where he died. I also can't figure > out who his parents were or what town he was born in. Since census records > before 1850 don't list children, I don't know how to look for him. I >