Sharon, I think that since you checked all of AR with the exact name of SCONCE, and came up with a Leroy [huh? Never heard of him!!], we are okay... Have not seen SCONCE spelled any other way in AR and OK.. I cannot thank you enough for your time and help.. what you have done is help me rule out MO and AR that he was still in the midwest in 1920.. that gives me a time frame, as well as making me think that the WM. SCONCE found in the 1920 CA Census, that was sent to me, is mine... Since the census said that he was born in MO, that makes me think that he really is mine! THANK YOU!! THANK YOU!! THANK YOU!! Lanita