I, too, have connections with Holt Co., MO. Which resources have you researched? I live near Houston, so the next time I go to Clayton Genealogy Library (Houston); I'll look for your Wilsons. The resources in Clayton are: 1876 Holt Co., MO special census. Index from History of Holt & Atchison Counties, Mo. St. Joseph, MO National Historical Company, 1882. Holt Co., MO death notices from area newspapers, Vol 1 - 5 (1857 - 1910) indexed Holt County, Missouri, birth records, 1883-1893 Holt Co., Mo., death's [sic], 1888-1893 Holt County marriages, Book B, 1860-1870 -- Book C, 1870-1881 Naturalization (Declaration of intention--Certificate of Citizenship) Kind Regards, Joyce Z ----- Original Message ----- From: R Wilson<mailto:genealogy@Jerkwater.net> To: MOHOLT-L@rootsweb.com<mailto:MOHOLT-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, September 27, 2004 8:20 PM Subject: [MOHOLT] William and Polly Wilson I am looking for anyone who might have information about the family of William and Polly Wilson who moved to Holt County from Franklin Co, MO between the 1850 and 1860 censuses. William Wilson Jan 1798-24 Mar 1864 Mary Ann (Polly) Dec 1798-10 Nov 1880 1. James Wilson 1829 2. Robert Wilson 1831 3. Humble Wilson 1833 4. Nancy Wilson 1835 5. Andrew Wilson 1838 6. Henry Wilson 1840 7. William A. Wilson 1842 All of these children were living with them in 1850, but there could have been older children who had already left home. William and Polly are both listed in "Gone Home" as buried in Caton Cemetery in Benton Township. Polly's surname might be Varner. James is a strong candidate for being my gg-grandfather, James Lee Wilson, who was born 1830 and married Barilla Proctor in Holt Co in 1855. They immediately began homesteading across the River in Brown Co, KS. Humble is a probable ancestral surname. William Jr. was still with them in 1860, but I don't know what became of any of the others unless James is my ancestor. This family may be related to the Fitzwater family since they relocated together and I have also found a Humble Fitzwater. ==== MOHOLT Mailing List ==== If you wish to unsubscribe from the Holt Co., MO Mailing List, send only the word UNSUSCRIBE to MOHOLT-l-request@rootsweb.com<mailto:MOHOLT-l-request@rootsweb.com> or if you are on the Digest List to MOHOLT-d-request@rootsweb.com<mailto:MOHOLT-d-request@rootsweb.com> ============================== Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237<http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237>