Hi Valorie, and McBee Listers, Yes, He is listed in Kaufman Co., TX 1850 Census with his first wife Elizabeth O. and daughter Narcissa J. then he leaves for CA in March 1851 (according to the Divorce Petition). I must assume the lure of the Gold Rush was too much for him. :) I have posted queries to Amador and Calaveras CA, Counties pages. There are many sets of twins in JG's Descendant Line also. Thanks for the suggestions. Elnora Frances Cook-Wyrick Valorie Zimmerman wrote: > Elnora, have you found him in the 1850 census? And does CA have any > state/terr. wide censuses or other indexed records you could check? I > know that there are some top-notch California lists/GC/Genweb sites, if > you can put him in a *region*. Could he have been a "Forty-Niner"? There > are some good CA Gold Rush sites online.... > Sue Siebert also has twins in her McBee line. Does anyone else find > twins often in their McBee lines? > > > We know the "John G McBee" from IL shown in Tulare Co., CA, who married > > Eliza Turman, is NOT our "John Garvin McBee" > > > > Does any of this sound familiar, is there someone else with similar > > Family History. > > Appreciate ALL help we can get on this.