This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Spivey/Spivy Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/EBB.2ACE/1377.1 Message Board Post: Gina, By now, you have probably seen this at the FH website of LDS for 1880 Rockcastle Co. Kentucky Census. (Laurel and Rockcastle cos. are next to each other.) Name Relation Marital Status Gender Race Age Birthplace Occupation Father's Birthplace Mother's Birthplace James SPIVY Self M Male W 25 KY Works In Coal Mine KY KY Nanda SPIVY Wife M Female W 18 TN Keeping House TN TN ****Eliza SPIVY Dau S Female W 10M KY KY TN This 1880 Census has their surname spelled without an "e," but i think this is your Eliza Spivey who is listed at 10 months old. My GGF John Clark also is listed in this 1880 RC KY census living near your Spivey family. There are several families who are listed as coal miners, coal merchants next to each other. My Clark's also listed as coal miner in 1880, 1890 and 1900 KY census. John died March 1901 in KY. Have no details on his death other than date. He could have had a mining accident, etc... John married Permela/Amelia E. Burton ca 1871-73. John's mother-in-law Margaret Brooks Burton and his bro-in-law James Burton are listed next door to John and Permela. James' also coal miner. My Clark is my brickwall so i'm now checking his neighbors who are coal miners in this 1880 Census. Who knows, maybe my Clark will be mentioned in your Spivey info somewhere down the road.... Signed, desperately seeking John Clark! charlotte