Forwarded from the message board. If you can help, please respond back on the board through the link below: This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/TdB.2ACI/1830 Message Board Post: Melissa Smith, daughter of (Marion ) Wesley Smith and Nellie BLAKESLEE. 1880 Census Spartansburg ED 115 Blakeslee, Reuben 58 Head Philip 20 son Smith Wesley 26 S-I-L PA Nellie 23 dau PA Inez 10months ** next child of Smith could be Smith, Melissa who married Edward Dean Edward Dean and Melissa had: Dean, Dorothy Dean, Barbara Jane Dean, Carol Elizabeth Smith, Elled who married a Marie Unknown Elled and Marie had Elled Perry Dean Smith **seeking to confirm these Smith's I've tried every trick in the book to find them in census; to no avail, so far it's tough when census has such big gap between 1880 and 1920.