Thank you Nancy, that was just what I needed. That is for certain our Jerry Kelley, inspite of the common names of his parents. Now I will hunt his siblings. Shirley Kelley X-Message: #1 Date: Fri, 19 Aug 2005 00:56:14 -0700 From: "Nancy Custer" <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Message-Id: <[email protected]> Subject: RE: [KELLEY] Still looking for parents for Jerry Kelley Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sorry I'm behind a bit as I started answering this then got side tracked for a week or so. The 1850 census for Marion in Putnam County Indiana (page 466) has a Jerry Kelley age 4 born in Michigan. His parents are James Kelley age either 28 or 38 and Mary age 28 or 38 (I can't read the handwriting easily)--both parents born in Ireland. Others in the household are William age 14, born in Ireland, and Ellen age 1, born in Michigan. Sorry James and Mary Kelley are such common names:( IN 1860 Jerremiah Kelley age 13 (born 1846) is found in Floyd in Putnam County Indiana. His birthplace is given as Indiana but errors in birthplace and date are common in census records. He appears to be living in the household of David Wilkinson, a farmer age 33. There are several other Wilkinsons in the household. There is no occupation given for Jerremiah suggesting that he is a relative or some kind of ward and not a hired laborer. I didn't find him in 1870 but in 1880 he is with his wife Mary and their son Lafayette age 6 in Posy County, IN. Nancy