Rob, I have been watching your traffic. In the 1850 Lewis Co., KY, census book compiled and annotated by Bruce E. LOGAN, Jr., there is a SMITH family as follows: Household 308 SMITH, Alexander 43 M PA Boat Builder Margaret 43 F OH David 18 M OH Boat Builder William 17 M OH Boat Builder James 15 M OH Boat Builder Alexander 12 M OH Robert 10 M OH John 7 M OH Richeson 5 M OH Joseph 4 M OH CARR, Boyd 40 M PA In the 1860 Lewis Co., KY, census book compiled and annotated by Bruce E. LOGAN, Jr., there is a SMITH listing as follows: Household 660-660 SMITH, David (S.) 29 M Farm Laborer OH (m: Charlotte FLUMMER, 15 Oct. 1853, Lewis Co., KY) Charlotte 25 F VA Martha E. 4 F KY (b. 9 Sept 1855, Lewis Co., KY) William M. 2 M KY John D. 8m M KY Alexander 21 M OH (One child, H.A. SMITH, Female, b: 5 Aug 1854, dead, Lewis Co., KY; also listed in the deaths of the Vital Records.) Remember, this is just a guide. Good luck on your research. At 11:38 AM 10/27/98, you wrote: >Hi Nancy in Nebraska - I am looking for info on a John David Smith born 06 Nov 1859 in or near Carrs, >Lewis County, KY. He was orphaned and adopted, later moved to Minneapolis, KS where he married Ada >Eliza Brown on 30 April 1887. They are my wife's maternal grandparents. Realizing that there are numerous >Smiths in the world, why not KY? But the existence of the 15 Cemetery books sparked my interest. Are >these available for purchase? Or if you can find time, would you look for any Smiths in the cemetery books >who might fit the 1850s - 1870s time frame. It may be a hopeless task, since I don't know if his biological >parents were named Smith or his adoptive parents. At any rate I would be most appreciative of any info >related to my search of info on John David Smith. Do you know if there are records on adoptions in that >time frame? My wife and I have talked about visiting Lewis County to do some searching. Do you have >an address for the Lewis County Historical Society? Thanks for your help and suggestions. Rob > Mark Cox <[email protected])> Manchester, Adams, OH