Dave, If you go to the Adair County site you will find much of the information you request. http://www.rootsweb.com/~moadair/ Adair was Organized: in Jan 29,1841 from Macon County Click on History to find lot of information on Adair history. http://www.rootsweb.com/~moadair/history.htm Also click on Maps you will find more info there. http://www.rootsweb.com/~moadair/maps-adair.htm Click around and you will find lots of information. Best wishes, Claudia [email protected] wrote: According to his eldest daughter, my Great Grandfather John GILSON moved to Putnum County, Missouri about 1873. However, his family is listed as living in Morrow, Adair county, Missouri on the 1880 census. Was Adair sectioned from Putnum in this time frame or was the daughter mistaken ? Dave Chandler - [email protected]_ (mailto:[email protected])