For: Debbie Jennings who is researching Ephraim GOSS. -debbiej@iquest.net (Debbie Jennings)- You can find you GOSS people in Morgan County, Indiana. Instead of Owen County, look in the neighboring Morgan County. Go to www.usgenweb.com Go to "table of states". Choose Indiana, then Morgan County. Once you are at the Morgan County site, click on "Morgan County Links". There are several census from the 1800s, a Mortality Schedule, and two indexes of early land owners. You can also go directly to the Morgan County , Indiana data by using the following address: ... http://www.rootsweb.com/~inmorgan/page0001.htm Ephraim GOSS, jr. and family can be found in the 1830 Morgan County, Indiana Census in the archives of www.usgenweb.com (I just happen to remember him, because I have a couple of GOSS connections. Morgan County is the neighboring county to the northeast of Owen County. There is also a Norman Goss, age 22 in the 1850 mortality schedule for Morgan County, Indiana. There are several Goss, including Sarah, age 63, born in NC listed in the 1870 census for Morgan County. Ephraim GOSS (the older one) also held several land patents in Morgan County.I believe it is in Ray Township. Ephraim GOSS junior held land patents in Morgan County. Daniel, Peter, Sarah <A HREF="http://www.scican.net/~morglib/genasist/landsal1.html">Morgan Co. IN Land Sales from U.S. Govt. - Sorted by Name</A> The contributors also created a feature "sorted by location"; so it's easy to see who your Ephraim GOSS' neighbors were. <A HREF="http://www.scican.net/~morglib/genasist/landsal2.html">Morgan Co. IN Land Sales from U.S. Govt. - Sorted by Location </A> (To save time, click on "edit" and then click on "find in top window", and type in the surname that you're searching.) You might also check Monroe County, Indiana. I am a descendant of the HODGES and HENDRICKSON of Morgan County. They were friends and distant relatives to your GOSS. Cyndy Shreffler (2250 Woodstock Ct. Troy, Ohio 45373) Shreffler2@aol.com