This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: joycecollins Surnames: BROWN Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.kentucky.counties.harlan/293.2.1.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Hello, If you are referring to the William BROWN b. in VA abt. 1804, my thoughts are he died in Letcher Co., KY at some point after the 1880 census when he was already 75 years of age. I believe the reason you cannot locate Isom is some missreading or misspelling variation of his last name. I must have tried several different spellings and tried using the Soundex with no success. Could not locate him under his wife's or childrens' names either which again means there is a "spelling problem" we are just not picking up on. Yes, I am a long way from KY. However, I was born in Harlan Co. in 1939 as was my Mother, Maudie Nell BROWN TAYLOR b. 1915 in Harlan; died in 2002 in CA. Both my Dad's and my Mother's people were a long-time in KY. I grew up in OH but KY is a very important part of my ancestry. The Internet makes it possible to shrink down those miles to the point where I believe I am there everyday. Joyce Taylor Collins La Palma, CA 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.