Sue, On the old census prior to 1850, individuals are difficult to figure out. This is the problem we are having with North Carolina and common names to different families. The McNeill family below use the McNeel & McNeil spelling in later records. Regards, Randy John Nevill 26 Elza Nevill, wife 18 John McNeill, brother in law 28 Mary Nevill McNeill, sister, 30 Jimmmie McNeill m. 5 nephew John McNeill, 3 nephew Wiley McNeill 8/12 nephew