This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: thomasker2 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.kentucky.counties.floyd/10043.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: I'm not related to any member of this family. Facts you should know about the early census records - All census records [1790 - 1840] prior to the 1850 census ONLY listed the head of household; whether male or female. NO specific age was stated for any family member NO place of birth was stated - city, state, or country NO city, town, or village is stated - only the county; however some census takers listed the township NO street address was stated NO marital status was stated - single, married, widowed, or divorced NO family relationship was stated - brother, sister, cousin, son, daughter, wife, inlaw, etc. NO occupation was stated NO parental birthplaces are stated NO race was stated [but assume "white"] 1850, 1860 & 1870 census records do not show family relationships, marital status or parental birthplaces. Step children are not enumerated as "step" children Adopted children are not enumerated as "adopted" Grand children are not enumerated as "grand children" Orphaned children were not enumerated as "orphan" Immigration date is not recorded 1850 is the 1st census that shows all family members with their birthplaces 1880 is the 1st census that shows parental birthplaces and family relationships Teague Quillen Birth 1771 in North Carolina Death After 1860 in Unknown he married - Mary Jane Sanders Birth 1803 in Kentucky, United States Death AFT 1850 in Letcher County, Kentucky children - James Quillen Henry Quillen1823 - William Quillen1825 - Teague Quillen1831 - Richard Teague Quillen - Birth 17 Dec 1832 in Kentucky Death 7 Dec 1864 in Louisa, Kentucky he married - Catherine Happick Yonts Birth 9 Jan 1833 in Letcher, Letcher, Kentucky Death 28 Jul 1914 in Baker, Letcher, Kentucky children - Nancy Quillen1853 - 1928 Virginia Jane Quillen1854 - 1934 Jane Quillen1855 - Susannah Quillen1857 - 1926 William Timothy Quillen1857 - 1933 Wiley W Quillen1861 - 1938 2nd wife - Solomon Quillen1834 - Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board. <br>