I have that he married Laura M Brown about 1849 as given by the History of Howard and Cooper Counties, the Prairie Township part, pp568-585. I have from first marriage joel H b ca 1850, James B b 16 Dec 1851, Samuel H b 1853, Andrew J b ca 1855, John C b 17 Jan 1857, Bennett E b ca 1860 and then William H b ca Feb 1860 as he was 4 months old on the 1860 census, Ernest C b 5 Dec 1861, Russell V b ca 1862, Arthur b ca 1863. He married Sarah L Quarrels/Quarles ca 1869. There children: Laura E b ca 1869 (she was 1 on the 1870 census), Francis b ca 1871, Mary Tennessee b 17 sep 1872, Jennie b ca 1875, Emily Jane b ca 1877, Adda b ca 1879, Lovinia Ethel b 21 Apr 1881, Della b 13 Aug 1884. Carolyn -----Original Message----- From: Wilma Santos [mailto:wilma1945@yahoo.com] Sent: Monday, June 23, 2003 4:12 AM To: MOHOWARD-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [MOHOWARD-L] John R. HITT The 1880 Census shows John and Sarah (Quarles) living in BonneFemme Twp. with the foll children: Andrew, age 25; Bennett, age 20; Russell, age 18; Fannie, age 9; ?, age 7; Sarah, age 5; Emma, 3; Adda and Louvina, age 1. Since Sarah was 37 at the time of this census, she either gave birth at age 12 or John had a marriage prior to theirs...... Does anyone know who John was married to prior to Sarah? What is the name of the second daughter; her name was unreadable on the census record. If you'd like to try and decipher it and are using www.ancestry.com; it's image 19 of 36. Were the twin's names really Adda and Louvina? Thanks for any help you can offer...... Wilma Patterson-Santos searching for: ASBURY, BAILEY, CABLE, PATTERSON, et al...... --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? SBC Yahoo! DSL - Now only $29.95 per month!