I'm trying to sort out several men of approximately the same age, all named John LIVENGOOD: 1) John LIVENGOOD (16 Dec 1806-5 Jul 1870) buried Mt. Tabor Methodist, Forsyth Co. NC; wife Catharina, b. ca. 1810 (estimated from census records) Children: Mary Magdalene (1833-1909) Susanna (ca. 1835-?) Elizabeth (ca. 1837-?) m. John W. HUDLER Catharine (ca. 1839-?) Melinda (ca. 1842-?) Christina (1840-1922) Henry C. (1846-1888) John (ca. 1851-?) 2) John Henry LIVENGOOD (6 Nov 1806-8 Sep 1878) buried Maple Springs Methodist, m. 1) Susanna HEGE, 2) Elizabeth KOONTZ I believe that he is the son of Christian Livengood and Catherine (what's her maiden name?) Children: Abigail (ca. 1834-1888) m. William Ephraim REICH Alfred B. (ca. 1836-?) m. Margaret J. LEINBACH Sarah A.(ca. 1838-?) Charity (1840-1893) m. Francis Edwin SHAMEL Susanna (ca. 1844-?) Mary C. (ca. 1848-?) Anna R. (1850-?) William Wesley (1855-1924) m. Martha Rebecca NORMAN 3) John LIVENGOOD age 43 in 1850, Davidson Co. census household 112, with wife Sarah, children Mary, Mariah, James and Daniel. Can anyone tell me the parents of John #1 and John #3, and fill in more complete dates, spouses, children's names? Elizabeth Harris NCGenWeb project: http://www.rootsweb.com/~ncgenweb/ Winston-Salem NC area genealogy: http://users.erols.com/fmoran/