from the 1850 montgomery co. census..... 687/689 Sanders, Pleasant C. age 55 male farmer $2000 born NC Sanders, Cassan age 32 female born NC Sanders, Aggy C. age 13 female born NC Sanders, Brantly H. age 12 male born NC Sanders, Alexr F. age 11 male born NC Sanders, Mary J. age 9 female born NC Sanders, Rebecca E. age 8 female born NC Sanders, Jas. L. age 7 male born NC Sanders, Alfred D. age 5 male born NC Sanders, Martha M. age 2 female born NC Sanders, Aron H. age 1 male born NC Sanders, Luke age 78 male born NC 688/690 Steed, Leah age 73 female $1100 born NC Steed, Frederick age 43 male laborer born NC Steed, Mary age 6 female born NC Steed, John age 4 male born NC 689/691 Steed, Nelson age 25 male farmer born NC Steed, Mary age 35 female born NC Steed, Callier A. age 3 male born NC Steed, Eli F. age 1 male born NC ************************ can someone help me place these folks? according to the above segment from the 1850 census, it appears that Leah is Cassandra's mother and possibly Nelson is her brother... can any one verify this for me? also, do you know who Cassandra's father was? thank you in advance for any help with these families :o) blessings, paula harris charles "if you have a secret wish, capture a butterfly and whisper your wish to it. since butterflies cannot speak, your secret is ever safe in their keeping. release the butterfly, and it will carry your wish to the Great Spirit, who alone knows the thoughts of butterflies. by setting the butterfly free, you are helping to restore the balance of nature, and your wish will surely be granted." ~~~~~~~ a native american legend