This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: BillMorrow38 Surnames: Morrow Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.morrow/2034.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Molly Morrow, I found some info on your Morrow line, but did not find the names of your Robert Samuel Morrow's parents. 1860 census Missouri, Holt County, Dallas twp, Rushbottom Post Office, date of census 18 July 1860, page 27: Abner Martin age 37 born Mo; wife Elizabeth 28 born Ohio (this is Elizbeth Elliott, widow of your Robert Samuel Morrow); William A. Martin age 13 Mo; David Morrow 14 born Iowa; Martha Martin 6 born Mo; Sarah A. Morrow 10 born Indiana; Virginia Morrow 8 Indiana; Robt S. Morrow age 3 born Missouri; (this is son of Robert Samuel Morrow and your line. Your Robert died 1858 in Miami County Indiana, from some sources). 1870 census Iowa, Pottawattamie County, Silver Crk twp, Council Bluffs, pg 209b: 23/23 Martin, Abner 48 Ohio; Elisabeth 38 Ohio; W. Martin 16; Lisa 10; Margaret 8; Artha 6; Julia 4; Aliza 3; Tobitha 8months; Morrow, Virginia 17 born Indiana; Morrow, Robt S. age 12 born Mo; Here's a website: http://wc.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=:3329222&id=I00800 I found where Robert married Elizabeth Elliott 1848 in Grant, Indiana, that's Greene Co. Looked over the 1850 index of Greene Co In, no Robert Morrow. Daughter Sarah Ann Morrow is shown to have been born in Indianapolis Indiana in 1850, that twp of Marion Co Indiana is 148 pages, too large to do a page by page search. Bottom line, you have hit what's called a "big brick wall" in finding the names of the parents of your Robert Samuel Morrow. I'm not telling you anything you didn't already know, I've seen your postings back to 2001. I have a recommendation, that you try DNA testing. It's a new way to prove your Morrow biological line. This type DNA testing involves males only since only the Y chromosome is tested. The DNA of the Y chromosome is passed from father to son(s) virtually unchanged over the eons. Women do not possess the Y chromosome, so that's the reason you need to find a living male Morrow from your line to be the DNA donor. The lab only needs a cheek swab, simple and painless. So I recommend you coax your father, or a brother or Morrow cousin in joining the Morrow DNA testing project. Hopefully their yDNA test results will match one or more of our current donors and you would have proof positive which Morrow line you descend from. I saw where you corresponded with BGRAY10569 at aol.com, and she thought you both shared a common Morrow line. I've emailed her in the past and her line is represented in our group, so your line should have a match. If you do get a match, then you will know which Morrow line to focus on in your future research. Email me if you are interested in sponsoring a living male Morrow of your line in our Morrow group. Bill Morrow, Co-Administrator Morrow DNA Testing Project Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.