Don Seeing these reminded me of something Graham NIBBS sent to me a while back - see below. Extracted by him some years ago from a commercial offering but I think its OK to pass on for our private study. It's enough to drive anyone round the bend trying to fit them all together. I once came across a Bend in Oregon but in true American fashion the streets were laid out on a grid system and as I recall the main road was as long and straight as any I've ever seen going through a town. bfn Alan > Fort Bend, TX 1850 Federal Census > > Nibbs Ann B. 38 F North Carolina > Nibbs Mary L. 18 F Alabama > Nibbs Austin 5 M Alabama > Nibbs May 85 F South Carolina > Nibbs William 22 M Alabama > Nibbs Lucinda 20 F Texas > > > William Nibbs 1800 Abbevilee,Abbeville District, So.Carolina William Nibbs 1820 Boston Ward 7, Suffolk County, Ma William Nibbs 1820 Abbeville Cpunty, So. Carolina Mary Nibbs 1820 Mason County, Kentucky John Nibbs 1820 Mason County, Kentucky William Nibbs 1820 Boston Ward 7,Suffolk County, Ma William Nibbs 1830 Boston 6th Ward, Suffolk County, Ma George Nibbs 1830 Western District, Mason County, Kentucky John Nibbs 1830 Western District, Mason County, Ky Matthew Nibbs 1830 Edwards County, Illinois George Nibbs 1840 Mason County, Kentucky Sarah Ann Nibbs 1844 Lamar County, Texas A.R. Nibbs 1846 Fort Bend County, Texas Austin B Nibbs 1850 Warrenton District, Wake County, No. Carolina John Nibbs 1850 District 3, Mason County, Ky George Nibbs 1850 District 3, Mason County, Ky James H Nibbs 1850 Saco, York County, Maine Baggot Nibbs 1860 Richmond P.O. Fort Bend County, Texas Allen Nibbs 1860 Richmond P.O. Fort Bend County, Texas Sarah Nibbs 1860 Clarence, Erie County, New York Henry Nibbs 1860 Clarence, Erie County, New York Catherine Nibbs 1860 Amherst,Erie County, New York Sarah M Nibbs 1860 Subdivision 33,Gilmer County, Georgia Joseph Nibbs 1860 Delaware Twp, Hunterdon County, New Jersey Hannah Nibbs 1860 10 W.E.D.Philadelp,Philadelphia County, Pa. Rachel Nibbs 1870 Stafford P.O. Fort Bend County, Texas Nathaniel Nibbs 1870 Houston P.O. Fort Bend County, Texas Henry Nibbs 1880 E.D. 83, Harris County, Texas Mary Nibbs 1850 Litchfield,Herkimer County, New York Isaac Nibbs 1850 Buffalo 2nd Ward,Erie County, NY Henry Nibbs 1850 Amherst,Erie County, NY George Nibbs 1850 Minisink, Orange County, NY Elisa Nibbs 1850 Hamptonburgh, Orange County, NY David Nibbs 1850 Niagara,Niagara County, NY Alfred Nibbs 1850 Litchfield,Herkimer County, NY Mary Nibbs 1850 Racine City, Racine County, Wisconsin