I am researching the Porter line from Wilkes County and have Nancy's marriage to Joel Soots. However, I don't have any other information on either his parents or their children. I have the following information from census records starting with 1850. Census Records: Joel Soots (52) appears in the 1850 North Carolina Census, Wilkes County with his wife Nancy (44), sons James (23), Joseph (18), Andrew (15), William (14), Elisha (12), Harrison (9), and daughter Matilda (20). Joel Soots (59) appears in the 1860 North Carolina Census, Wilkes County with his wife Nancy (53) and children Matilda (30) and Harrison (18) Joel Soots (70) appears in the 1870 North Carolina Census, Wilkes County with his wife Nancy (65) and daughter Matilda (39).. **************It's Tax Time! Get tips, forms, and advice on AOL Money & Finance. (http://money.aol.com/tax?NCID=aolprf00030000000001)