As a lot of you know, I am searching for the family of my gggrandfather, Leonard Sanford Brown. This is all I truly want for Christmas, so I am going to go into detail to see if I can find anyone who knows who his parents are. I do have some new information to post. Leonard was born in 1837 KY and died 1929 IN. He was married to Polly Ann Rippy, dau of John and Elizabeth Robinson Rippy from Sumner Co. Tenn. The Rippy's moved to Clark Co. IN just prior to Polly Ann's birth in 1841. In the 1860 Wood Twp Clark Co. IN census there is: Family 76 Brown Nancy 58 NC Brown James 30 IN Family 77 Brown Henry 25 TN Brown Nancy (RIPPY) 30 TN Brown Abigail A. 5 IN Brown Isaac 1 IN Family 79 Rippy John 60 NC Rippy Elizabeth 50 TN Rippy Eliza 19 IN Rippy Mary Ann 17 IN Rippy Suqure J. 15 IN male Family 80 Brown John 25 KY Brown Maria(Rippy) 23 IN Brown Leonard 21 KY Mahnron (Mahuron?) James W. 15 IN Strowd William R. 14 IN 1850 Federal Census Clark Co. IN Wood Twp. Rippy John 50 Farmer NC Rippy Elizabeth 47 TN Rippy Nancy 23 IN Rippy Rosi A. 21 IN Rippy Malinda 16 IN Rippy Maria 14 IN Rippy Harriet S. 15 IN Rippy Eliza 10 IN Rippy Polly Ann 8 IN Rippy John 5 IN About 3 doors down Brown Isaac farmer NC Brown Nancy 45 NC Brown Jas 21 IN male Brown Jiney 19 IN female Brown Henry 17 IN Brown Elizabeth 13 IN I would imagine Henry Brown son of Isaac is Nancy's husband, but I can't help wondering if there is more to it. Leonard m. to Polly Rippy and his brother John married to Maria Rippy, her sister. John Brown m. Maria fought and died in the Civil War. They had two children, twins, Henry and Elizabeth. In 1867 Maria was remarried to David H. Goss of Clark Co. She and David Goss are buried in Washington Co. IN just across the line from Clark Co. IN. Leonard also fought in the Civil War and he and Polly are buried in Walnut Hill, Wood Twp, Clark Co. IN where they raised their family. In the 1880 Wood Twp, Clark Co. IN census, Family 72 Brown Lenord? 42 cooper b. KY parents born KY Brown Polly A. 37 wife Brown John S. 16 son IN Brown Mariah E. 14 dau IN Brown Nancy A. 11 dau IN Brown Abigill 9 dau IN my ggrandmother Brown Millburn 8 son IN Brown Lafayette 4 son IN Brown Liza E. 4 mos dau Family 73 Brown Henry G. IN 46 huckster Brown Nancy 52 wife TN Brown Polly A. 17 dau IN single Brown Isaac 21 son married Brown Nancy J. 19 dau-in-law married Brown Millburn 23 servant single Brown Rettie 9 niece IN As you can see, so many of the names are the same, it leads me to believe that the children were named after aunts and uncles. I appreciate anyone who has taken the time to read this and I hope you can help me or keep this for future reference. I am sorry so many of you have received this more than once. I just want to be sure everyone sees it. Thanks, Marcia