Can anyone familiar with Licking Co. history tell me if there were any major events in the 1850s that would have killed a lot of people? Epidemics? Fires? Storms? I just found the answer to the question I posted here a few weeks ago--yes, my great-great-grandmother, Irena Margaret NEIGHBARGER, was married to someone other than my gg-grandfather (Valentine L. SPAWR) at the time of the 1850 census. In fact, I've learned that she married John GRIFFITH in 1848 and that they had two children in about 1850 and 1852. About 1857, she married my gg-grandfather. I had never heard of the first husband or their two children until now, which makes me suspect they all died, and probably about the same time. I'd welcome any clues, suggestions, theories, whatever. Laurel Busch lsbusch@accutek.com