Cindy, Have you ever gotten the m record from Perry Co, In?? That might give you some information. Married in Perry Co is: Delila May - Samuel Enlow 3-11-1824 (Enlow is a Hardin Co surname) David May- Rebecca Vanwinkle 6-16-1825. (have you explored Vanwinkle??) Jacob May & Margaret Myers 3-15-1849. (so is Delila a sister & Jacob a son perhaps???) IF Delila is a sister--may indicate that the pts was in Perry Co also. Tried to work backwards. Found 1860 Perry Co, In; Cannelton Twp, Pannelton P.O.; p 53: 372/373 David May 50 m pilot /300 Ky (ca 1810) Rebecca 52 do Isabel 26 operative In Vina 90 f do do (question this age--see 1850) Isaac 16 m do do Nilla 14 f do do Sylvester 9 m do Alice Hargren 7 f do 1850 In, Washington, Totoka & Madison, Pike co, IN 254/254 David May 44 f farmer /200 Ky (ca 1806) Rebecca 44 Ky Isabel 16 In (ca 1834) Alexander 14 m (ca 1836) Viona 12 f (ca 1838) Isaac 10 m (ca 1840) Surilda 8 f (ca 1842) William 2 m (ca 1848) 255/255/ Steel, William 29 m farmer Ky , Mary Jane 28 f Ky , Mary Jane 7 f IN , Squire D. 2 m In (thought maybe she was a dau?? but apparently William Steel m Mary Jane Dean 3-19-1840 Pike Co, IN). 253/253 George Miller 52 m farmer /250 Ky (ca 1798) Susan 52 Ky Martina 22 f do Margaret 20 do Caroline 17 do Saray 14 f do Mary 7 f do (a relative from Ky??? Maybe not connected???) found 3 David May in In 1840: 1 1840 In, Monroe- not stated- p 108: David May- 300010000000-1100010000000 (p 108) (eldest m 20-30- eldest female 30-40- equated to David & wife Sarah of the 1860 Cen Perry Twp, Monroe Co, Bloomington P.O). John May- 0110010000000 - 1110100000000 (p 109) (eldest male 30-40- eldest female 20-30) 2 1840 In Pike Co Not stated; N-22: David May 11100100000000 - 2110100000000 (eldest male 30-40; eldest female 20-30) 3 1840 In, Washington, Washington; p 116 Jacob May 0010010010000- 0010100000000 (eldest male 30-40) David May 0010000100000- 2101100000000 (eldest male 50-60 - eldest female 20-30) (same page but not side by side) 1830 Censuses IN--David May: 1. Decatur Co, IN-not stated: m 0032000000000 -f 0110001000000 (3 m 10-15; 2 m 15-20; 1 f 5-10; 1 f 10-15; 1 f 40-50) 2. Monroe Co, IN-not stated: m 1000100000000-f 1000100000000 (David & Sarah-she 5 years older than David-see 1860 Cen). 3. Tobin, Perry, IN-m 200200000000 - f 000100000000 (2 m under 4; 2 m 10-20; 1 f 15-20) (same page: Simeon Vanwinkle 1001000000000;f 0001000000000 ( 1 m under 5; 1 m 15-20; 1 f 15-20) Simeon Vanwinkle m Belinda Hinton 6-20-1828 Perry Co, IN Simeon also m Susannah Cunningham 10-1-1846 Perry Co, In (same with #2 mg or son with 1st mg???) 4 Washington Co, IN, not stated: m 100021000000- f 0000200000000. ( 1 m under 5, 2 m 20-30; 1 m 30-40; 2 f 20-30) Your David b 1804-10. 1860 Cen In, Perry Twp, Monroe Co, Bloomington P.O. 914/900 David May 55 m farmer 5000/600 Ky (ca 1805) Sarah 60 NC (nee May; m 3-2-1826 Monroe Co, IN) Isaac 22 m farm hand In Sarah 19 f In Margaret 13 f In Mack Kerson 6 m In 915 unoccupied 916/901 Jonathan May 28 m farmer 2500/500 In Sarah 26 In (m Sarah E. Dillman 5 Oct 1856; 3/271) Lewis 3 m In John F. 1 m In Catherine 18 f domestic In (assume his sister??) Also--Brown-Pusey house is in Elizabethtown, Hardin Co- not Nelson Co. Have been there a number of times. Try come IN land records/wills/probates & see what you come up with. Mary ----- Original Message ----- From: "Cindy Meeks" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, March 20, 2005 1:24 PM Subject: Re: [KYNELSON-L] re: David May > Hi Mary, > David married in Perry Co. In. in 1825, so his parents names won't be > listed. Plus, in 1802 when he was born, > they only listed head of household on the census. > So, what now? I'm thinking that maybe the surname was changed. I'm just at > my wits end! > Thanks for the help! > PS: When I went Nelson Co, the genealogist at the Brown-Pussey House said > that the May's in Nelson or Hardin Co, did not match up with my David. > Hey, here's a light bulb moment! Maybe the BIRTHDATE for David is wrong!?! > I just took what was on Rootsweb. That can be inaccurate at best. > What do you think? > Cindy >