Hello Listers, I have joined he list in seach of one family, the wife being the possible link to another reseach rpoject. I just loctaed who I think is this family in Washingtojn in 1840 and 1850. This the family of Samuel Bowers in think in the Leitersburg area: 1850 Washington Co MD Dist No 2 p107 17 July #162 Samuel Bowers 34 MD Ann Bower 32 VA Louisa 8 MD Elizabeth 5 MD Ann C 2 MD Nanct Sluser 79 VA Aron Galion? 13 MD There seems to have been a male born before 1840- possibly died young. I cannot find them in the 1860 census anywhere. Can anyone find any informaiton on this family in Church Records, cemetery records or know of the Bowers family thaat might know about them or any migration of Bowers family at the time... if I am right about this family - I alreqady know that the wife's mother had separated from the wife's father in the 1830's. And that the wife's father went to the midwest and is not found in the 1860 census anywhere as well, And is beleived to have died in 1869 in KS,, Any help would be appreciated. Thanks Paul Pettit