Hello Gayle How kind you are to help me. I am trying to identify the parents of my gg-grandfather Lemuel Anderson of Liberty Trumbull Ohio My gg-grandfather was Lemuel Anderson of Trumbull Co., born about 1833 In Trumbull. He is listed in the 1850 census one page from Nancy Anderson the widow of James Anderson Jr., as noted in the will of 3-26-1841. I have a marriage certif for Lemuel 1852. He moves to WI about 1855 and dies abt 1858 leaving his 2 orphaned children to be reared by Margaret Jane the undisputed daughter of James Anderson Jr. I have the will of James Anderson which identifies his 5 children. The problem is where the comma lies. The children are identified as Margaret Jane (Marries an Austin) Isabella, Mary Immanuel Silas and Nancy Emeline ( Nancy dies abt 1858 with out kin according to Trumbull probate. I believe that Immanuel is a bad spelling for Lemuel but none one else agrees. The 1850 Trumbull census lists Lemuel a page from the widowed Nancy Anderson with children Elizabeth (I think Eliz belongs to her new husband), Silas and Nancy Emeline. Oldest daughter Margaret Jane is married to Issac Austin. I don't know where Isabella is. The children of Lemuel Anderson are listed in the 1860 WI census with Jane Anderson-Austin. This would indicate that there is a strong relationship between Lemuel and Margaret Jane Anderson-Austin. I believe she is his older sister or step-sister Because no one agrees with me about Lemuel in the will, I have been trying to identify the children of Robert and Stephen Anderson. It seems that James, Stephen, and Robert helped settle that area in 1804 so I was hoping someone had a bio on them. 1. Lemuel named his first son William. A William Anderson married Christy in 1833. As such I wondered William might be the parent. You have now excluded him because the son's name is James and was born in 43. Thank you, Thank you 2. James Anderson had two brothers, Stephen and Robert. Stephen's 1st wife died about the time of the 1850 cenus. I wondered if maybe Lemuel belong to Stephen and was farmed out. There is no 1850 census for Stephen. In the 1860 he is remarried with a new son Lewis, 3. Robert Anderson's children Finley and William go to Wisconsin with Lemuel in 1855. I wonder if Lemuel is son of Robert. 4. Lastly, I wondered if my Lamuel was the son of the James Anderson Sr who died in 1849. Maybe Lemuel was the son of a second wife. .The Trumbull cemetery lists a James Anderson 1770-1848 and a Margaret Anderson 1876-1835 I wonder if this James Anderson Sr is the father of James Anderson Jr. of the Will. Perhaps my Lamuel is the son of a second wife and half brother to James Anderson Jr. of the will. I have attached the miserable paragraph that makes the names of the children of James Anderson Jr. so confusing. Because Lemuel is such a different name.........I think he is the Immemuel listed in the will. However, thilnking and proving are 2 different matters. Lastly, I appreciate the help you have extended me. The only reason I have written such a lengthly letter is in the hopes that someone on the list may come across the name of Lemuel Anderson. Sincerely, Moria