This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/BMB.2ACE/874.1.1.2 Message Board Post: I have been studying the Jefferson, IA, 1850 census with great interest, and a couple of things leap out at me that may raise more questions than answers at this point. One, who is the Wm. Massengale that was born in Ireland? Considering that he is immediately next to Matthew and his sons, he must be related; however the Massengales had been in America over 100 years by this time, so it's very intriguing to find this connection. Second, also neighbors to the Massengales are James Barger and Abraham Barger. It may mean nothing, but I find it highly coincidental that my William Matthew Massengale's son George married a daughter of Elizabeth Barger whose father was John Barger. It may be someting worth noting.