Avery County wasn't formed until 1911. You might want to check the Mitchell or Watauga census. Connie Diane Nicholson Smith wrote: > > Posted on: Avery Co. NC Query Forum > Reply Here: http://genconnect.rootsweb.com/gc/USA/NC/Avery/424 > > Surname: Shell, Prather, Burns > ------------------------- > > I am looking for George Shell(b1847) who left Carter Co after 1870 and > came to Avery Co NC - He married a Mary Prather sometime, somewhere and > when I found him again he was on the 1900 Madison Co NC cencus with a new > wife(Sallie Morrow) So, could I request a census check for 1880 Avery Co > census and a marriage check. I would be most grateful and would love to > share what I have with anyone researching this line. -- Connie B Greene E-Mail : cgreene@avery Internet: connie_greene@ncsu.edu Phone : 828 733-8270 Fax : 828 733-8293 "Helping People Put Knowledge to Work"