Hi Dixie-- Thanks. It's good to finally see my g-grandmother listed with her mother and the other children. Yes, I do have the censuses for 1850, 1860, and 1870 for Casey County. We just wondered where Polly was in 1880, and now we know, thanks to you! We also knew that James Goode was born in Missouri, though we don't have any idea why the family was in Missouri at that time; all of James's siblings were born in Kentucky. James and Polly Jane had anywhere from 12 to 16 children, and Judy and I are trying to come up with an accurate list. To all of you other Goode researchers out there, we will post a list of their children within the next few days, and see if any of you have any feedback on it. John Alfred is one the children we are sure of. He was born on 09 April, 1855. I'm definitely going to learn how to use that Soundex thing! Christy