Stacy, Thank you for the reply. The counties are my problem, all I know is, he was born in Indiana March 1850. Thank You, Richard In a message dated 2/3/03 1:39:20 AM Eastern Standard Time, StcyPlace@aol.com writes: << I thought I'd do a quick look up for you on your James Mitchell but there are like 25 James Mitchell's in the 1850 Indiana Census. Do you happen to know what County? Regards, Stacy >>