Oh MIke - Thanks!!! That Elk County Census clears up a lot of mystery - as family oral history places the family there - and I've looked for validation of that for years and found none. Guess, I was looking too early. I think the Genie Angels wanted me doing other things for a while. Because!!!! I have spent hours at the Cameron County site and have cleared up a lot of mysteries, and of course as a consequence, created more. LOL It appears that my mother's paternal and maternal lines were ALL in the same vicinity around the same time. While the WEAVER/WEBER line was in Sterling Run, the KING/FISK/HERSHEY lines were in Driftwood. An obit for Andrew Jackson HERSHEY says he married the Widow KING FISKE (1 child, who fits my ggram Mary F. Hershey, b. 1849 Driftwood - more about her later) ca 1860 in the lumber region of Clearfield County. Documents list A. J.'s wife as Sara, Susan and/or Susannah. A. J. and Sara/Susan's children John b. Bald Eagle, Clrfld County 1861, and Sara bd. and place unknown. At some point A.J. and Sara/Susan settled in Snow Shoe, Centre County. Mary F. apparently took her stepfather's (A.J.) name. She subsequently married James OSWALT, b. 1847 Potter Tshp, Centre County where all their children were born, and the, James and Mary, are buried. One puzzle has been determining Mary's original surname. Family oral history has her related to the KING family - but I have been unable to find a Sara, Susan, or Susannah KING fitting the stats. I did find a John KING, wife Sara, family in with a year old dau on the 1850 Burnside Census. Checking earlier censuses, I found BECK family with dau Sara, (as neighbors to the Reeder KING family with son John) who fits the stats for Sara KING m. to John King. I have searched for 2-3 years, but could find nothing on FISKE in the area. But, on the Cameron County wonder site today I found two - one William - too old - and one James FISK who agewise could have been spouse of the Widow KING FISKE. In a nutshell, is Mary F. a KING or a FISKE? Anyone related to this group? Any suggestions or help welcomed. Mike, thanks again for the info - gonna make my life a whole lot easier. Regards, \ Jan