I'm looking for any clues about what might have happened to Elizabeth Catherine SMITH following her early years in Monroe County. Elizabeth was the second daughter of James Smith and Mahala Kirkbride Smith. Elizabeth was born in 1838 and her father died in 1839 or 1840. Legal notices mention that Elizabeth Catherine and her older sister, Amanda Jane, were given a guardian, James Cunningham, in 1840. I believe I have found Elizabeth living with the family of James and Mary Morris in Woodsfield in the 1850 census. Unfortunately, the 1850 census entry is the last record I have of Elizabeth. She is rumored to have moved to Clay County, Illinois where her sister eventually settled but extensive searches of records in Clay County have not located Elizabeth. I would be in interested in knowing if anyone has any type of record for Elizabeth in Monroe County after 1850. Of particular interest would be a marriage or death record, or any sort of legal notice. Any help is much appreciated. Dick Felts Gainesville, GA