This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Shirley, Woody Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/SMB.2ACI/1016.1 Message Board Post: Jesse & Elizabeth are not in the 1850 Benton Co census, but the William Shirley and David Woody families may have been their parents. Jesse & Elizabeth were united by W. H. Rupe, who was a neighbor of David Woody. None of these families are in the 1860 Benton Co census, so perhaps they moved to Cole Co? The 1850 census listings may be viewed at http://www.rootsweb.com/~cenfiles/mo/benton/1850/ Homer Ficken, Benton GenWeb