Pat, Am not sure about the IA in the 1850 census but I am sure that Margaret RUSK was born in Indiana. I have a sheet copiled by Shirley COOLEY from Wichita which shows that Margaret's parents (David and Margaret) died in Waynetown, Montgomery, Indiana. Also, David's will was probated in Crawfordville, Montgomery County, Indiana. Also, my G. Grandfather, Jonathan RUSK was a brother of your Margaret, and I know that he moved to MO about 1838. I think that Margaret and Samuel COOLEY followed soon thereafter if they didn't come with Johnathan. I think we all have to remember that the census was taken by workers who probably had no more education than the norm and one person could hyphonate Indiana as IA and another could hyponate it as IN. In that same 1850 census for Jasper County, I found my G Grandmother's husband, Levi Dickerson (before she married my G Grandfather Jonathan) listed twice, once along with Julina at the household of her mother and again by himself in another household with his two sons from another marriage. In addition, I found the two sons listed along with Levi in Levi's household and also in the household of their guardian - so beware - this showed me that accuracy wasn't of much concern. John Sandy