After I read Susan's message, I pulled out my U.S. and Special Census catalog One paragraph that I read caught my attention. Even though I have read it before, I thought it was worth mentioning. Early census records for several states are incomplete. Some were lost or destroyed by fire and in those instances tax lists, local census schedules, or other records were occasionally substituted for genealogical research purposes. It also states that in 1840 census it gives the name and age of each person receiving a federal military pension. **That's a new one on me.** Does anyone have info from an 1840 census that says that? Then I went looking for availability of Population Schedules For Indiana it states that 1800 & 1810 Census was taken but it was destroyed. from 1820-1880 there is census available. of course most of us know that the 1890 census was destroyed by fire. 1900 and 1910 are available.and most likely 1920 My book was published in 1985, and at that time only listed 1900 and 1910. Some of the states(1890) have symbols F for fragments of general schedule census; V for Union veterans and their widows ; and - for state or territory did not exist, or census was not taken. INDIANA only says NO for 1890. Many counties had and have marr. death, birth, probate records, civil ct records etc. Susan do you have marriage record of your next line up ? In the 1890's I know for a fact that in some states, when records were filled out for that license, the mother and father had to be listed. They asked for the birth place of the bride and groom, as well as where they were residing when they married. Pat H reaghgeny@home.com