Merri, I found him in the 1860 census with wife & children in Tuscarawas Co. Do you have that information? I'll try another search of 1850, but it's possible the family may have been missed by the census taker. Marilyn ----------------------original message--------------------------- In a message dated 5/28/2006 2:18:53 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, [email protected] writes: Hi Marilyn- Thank you for looking. I wonder what the deal is.....maybe the family was just out of town when the census was taken. What would you suggest I should do for a next step? General soundex for several states? Except.....that would only give me the head of the household wouldn't it? I appreciate your efforts. Merri