Hi, Allan. This one almost got past me because of an error in the index to my CD (Family Tree Maker CD#454), but I found the people you're looking for in 1850. I don't have ready access to 1860. The entry is on (stamped) page 21 for Bangor, lines 17 to 22, and the CD indicates that the Bangor listings are on NARA microfilm #264. The information is as follows, and the spelling is as it appears on the census page. Jacob Thompkins, age 35, male, (appears to be) merchant, born in N.B. (presumably New Brunswick, Canada). Rachel Tompkins, age 25, female. The birthplace is unclear but appears to be a two-letter abbreviation starting with M (maybe N, but it looks more like M to me). It might be Me. (Maine) but other nearby entries have the entire word "Maine" spelled out. It does not appear to be Mass. (Massachusetts), N.H. (New Hampshire), N.B. (New Brunswick), or N.S. (Nova Scotia). The same abbreviation shows up quite frequently in the surrounding pages, so it's presumably a nearby location; I just can't make it out. I'd be happy to send you an image of the page off-list if you think that would help. Otherwise perhaps the birthplaces will be clearer on the 1860 census. Oscar Tompkins, age 2, male, born in " (same place as Rachel above). Charles Tompkins, age 3/12, " (male), born in ". Rebecca Graves, age 47?, female, born in N. Scotia. Rachael Young, age 77?, " (female), born in N.F.? (definitely an N, likely an F, possibly an abbreviation for Newfoundland?). I see no other Graves or Tompkins entries on the same page, the preceding page, or the succeeding page. For what it's worth, I have a friend with the surname Graves who hails from Old Town, which is very close to Bangor, maybe 4 miles away. I don't know if he's traced his Graves line back at all. I hope this helps. Ruy Cardoso --- "Allan J. Tompkins" <tompkins@ozemail.com.au> wrote: > I seek information on family of Jacob Tompkins and > Rachel Amelia Graves in > Bangor, Maine. I've been told that they were in the > 1850 and 1860 census > records with sons Oscar and Charles. Can someone > please confirm the actual > census details for me, and perhaps check later > censuses for ongoing > information on descendants. I was also told that > Oscar died in Bangor on > 13 December, 1920 so there may well be entries for > him in the later census > years. > > Many thanks in advance for any assistance given. > > Regards, Allan J. Tompkins in sunny Koondrook on the > Murray River, > Victoria, Australia. > Home-page: <www.ozemail.com.au/~tompkins> __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Tax Center - online filing with TurboTax http://taxes.yahoo.com/