This is wonderful information, Ethel! It places him in New York with a birthdate of 1815-16, which fits the profile of the possible parents who never left New York. This is a great lead, and I will continue to pursue it. Many, many thanks for all of your time... Linda --- [email protected] wrote: > Linda, > > Did a quick check of the 1850 Michigan Federal Census, Bruce > Twp., > Maccomb Co. , dated 2nd day of Aug. and found: > > 200 - 201 Emerson, Clement 34 m farmer 1500 > (value) > NY > " Fandacy 26 f > > " > " Masetta (?) 11 f > > " > " Mary J. 8 f > > " > " Lydia 5 f > > MI > " Ann 2 f > > " > Emerson William 23 m farmer > > Canada > > The 1860 Mich. census also listed Clement and family with Masette > (?) the > only one not listed . I thought I'd check the marriage index > between > 1850-1860 for Marsette, but our index doesn't start until 1867. > So.... > couldn't help there. > > > Hope this helps a little. > > Ethel > > > > > > > > ==== MIMACOMB Mailing List ==== > Visit the Macomb County, MI GenWeb site! ~~New Address~~ > http://www.online-isp.com/~maggie/macomb/ ~~Update Your > Bookmarks~~ > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy > records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Faith Hill - Exclusive Performances, Videos & More http://faith.yahoo.com