I'm a bit confused with the age of James. The son of Barnett was 23 on the 1850 census, and 45 on the 1860 census? The son of Ignatius George was 17 on the 1850 census and I haven't seen the 1860 census. The easy solution would be if someone had access to the 1860 Illinois census and could James have been in Illinois during that year? Finally, the James on the 1880 census was still only 45. We know he had to have aged and the son of Barnett should have been about 53 to 55 in 1880, while the son of I. G. would have been about 47. ******************** Who knows the most about the Mattinglys in Washington County, Kentucky? I am looking at the following entry in the 1860 census for that county: On p. 440A; household #220 of the 1870 census it shows: LEWIS, Susan 45 (widow of Edward G. Lewis) Jernada 19 Joan 16 Pat 13 James 9 (this is my James Albert Lewis) William 5 On p. 440B; household #224 it shows: MATTINGLY, James 45 Elizabeth ?2 (couldn't read the first number, but another source says 42) Samuel 14 Naomi 13 Mary 9 (I believe this is my Mary, who married James A. Lewis) Elizabeth 4 George 1 I've been told that this is James Mattingly and his second wife Elizabeth Kennedy (m. 18 October 1855). James' first wife was supposed to be Sevilla Keeling and his third wife was Mrs. Martha Keeling. I had also been told that this James is the son of Barnett Mattingly and Priscilla Cash. Can anyone prove or disprove this?

PLEASE forgive the typo. The census year was 1870 NOT 1860. So this could still be James son of Barnett. A two year discrepancy is nothing when you're dealing with census records. Linda ----- Original Message ----- From: "William R Mattingly" <[email protected]> > I'm a bit confused with the age of James. The son of Barnett was 23 on the > 1850 census, and 45 on the 1860 census? <snip>