So far no one jumped on board to coordinate, and as I have a fulltime job and try to have a life I can't do something that large-scale. I would like to try to at least compile the index of the 1850 US census (heads). I can do the southeastern states, but need others to do the rest - either post the index entries for Kent for one or more state from the printed index or photocopy them and mail them to me and I'll type them up (PO Box 1067, Athens, GA 30603). Of the ones in the southeast I will be transcribing the entries, slowly, but only posting the heads. If you see a family you want transcribed, let me know and I'll move it up in order and send the transcription by email (or will post to the list by request). Otherwise the order is alphabetical by state, then alphabetical by county, then page number order. Here's the first part of the heads index (those already transcribed are marked with an asterisk; full county name only for transcribed entries, rest 4 letter abbreviation): -----ALABAMA---------------- head county page * Arnold Butler 205 * D. M. Benton 307 Edmond Rand 356 Eliza Perr 298 George Mori 343 * Green Barbour 127 * Guilford Barbour 241 * James Butler 203 James Fran 151 James Mare 088 James Pike 224 James L. Fran 197 John Dale 180 John Lawr 373 John Lawr 403 * John T. Coffee 321 Louisa Perr 286 Polly Morg 223 * Raiford Greene 302 Robert Fran 197 Sarah Fran 196 T. P. Dall 296 * Theophilus Coffee 267 * Theophilus Coffee 321 Thomas Lawr 373 Thomas Russ 078 * Thornton Butler 202 (Thornton Kent, age 6, started the page, a continuation of the family of T. G. Kemp - probably the entire family is either Kemp or Kent) * William Coffee 321 * William Conecuh 364 * William Conecuh 372 (this one turned out to be an exacly duplicate of the previous entry) William Fran 195 William Mobi 376 William Morg 222 William, Sr. Morg 222 -----ARKANSAS------------- Arnold Dall 008 John Hemp 224 Joseph Phil 130 Thomas S. Monr 369 William Phil 147 ----FLORIDA---------- Ellen Wash 288 Frank Wash 286 James Jack 321 James, Jr. Jack 316 Jesse Jack 316 John Wash 289 Levi Jack 317 Reuben Jack 300 ----GEORGIA (A-L)---------- A. Henr 281 Aaron Pike 123 Andrew Eman 447 Arthur L. Chat 298 Benjamin Burk 325 Bryant Warr 128 Burton Meri 365 Cain Warr 139 Charles Pike 144 Daniel Eman 449 Edward Hous 340 Elbert Twig 164 Elias Ogle 013 Eliza Pike 123 * Elizabeth Clarke 025 Elsberry Pike 140 Esra Chat 296 Frederick Pike 123 Gilbert Musc 320 Gordon Stew 125 H. Musc 318 H. W. Musc 331 Haven Pike 224 Isaac C. Tali 322 James Deca 080 James N. Murr 215 James T. Murr 215 Jesse Rich 450 Jesse Walt 025 John Tali 338 John Warr 129 * John L. Madison 186 John T. Pike 123 Joseph Walt 026 Josiah Stew 127 Josiah Cobb 115 Larkin F. Ogle 023 Lelisha Putn 290 Levi Fors 160 Levi Sumt 187 Lewis Morg 106 -- Lin Wright ethelind@athens.net -- ethelindw@aol.com -- ethelind@arches.uga.edu