This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Campbell Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/Bk.2ADE/1503.1.1 Message Board Post: Hi Gina, Thanks for your response! Unfortunately, by 1880 both sons (Taylor and Cassius) had left Randolph County. According to the ancestry.com website's 1880 census, "Casus" Campbell was living with William A Campbell in the Nottingham Township of Wells Co., IN. Here's an abbreviated version of the census: Name: Wm. A. CAMPBELL Age: 22 Estimated birth year: <1858> Birthplace: Indiana Relation: Self Home in 1880: Nottingham, Wells, Indiana Occupation: Farm Laborer Marital status: Married Race: White Gender: Male Head of household: Wm. A. CAMPBELL Father's birthplace: OH Mother's birthplace: IN Name: Harriet CAMPBELL Age: 28 Name: William CAMPBELL Age: 5 Name: Walter CAMPBELL Age: 1 Name: Casus CAMPBELL Age: 24 Estimated birth year: <1856> Birthplace: Indiana Relation: Uncle Home in 1880: Nottingham, Wells, Indiana Occupation: Farmer Marital status: Single Race: White Gender: Male Head of household: Wm. A. CAMPBELL Father's birthplace: OH Mother's birthplace: IN Year: 1880; Census Place: Nottingham, Wells, Indiana; Roll: T9_323; Family History Film: 1254323; Page: 146B; Enumeration District: 147; Image: 0292. Taylor M. Campbell was living in Edgar County, Illinois in the 1880 census and was married to a woman named Emma E. Campbell. Here's a snippet of that census info from the ancestry.com website: Name: Taylor M. CAMPBELL Age: 31 Estimated birth year: <1849> Birthplace: Ohio Relation: Self Home in 1880: Chrisman, Edgar, Illinois Occupation: Farmer Marital status: Married Race: White Gender: Male Head of household: Taylor M. CAMPBELL Father's birthplace: NOT KNOWN Mother's birthplace: NOT KNOWN I really appreciate you lookin these guys up for me - I'm sorry that I didn't give you more info in the first place. Do you think that any court records or anything would show who got custody of kids after their parents died, or did that type of thing not exist in the mid-1800s? Thanks again for your time - I really appreciate it! :) Alyssa