Hi, this is my first posting to this list so please bear with me. I'm trying to trace the whereabouts of my GGG grandfather, John Fisk. Another Fisk researcher has him in Richmond, Crawford County, in 1850. A little background: John Fisk was born in 1789, place and parents unknown. He was in Otego, Otsego County, NY, by 1810. In 1813 he married 14-year-old Mary Stilwell, also of Otego. They had a farm and lived in Unadilla, next to the Otego line, and had 10 children. The last we see John and Mary on the Unadilla census is 1840. Mary was supposed to have died in Owego, Tioga County, NY, in 1849, but she is buried in Unadilla. According to this other Fisk researcher, John shows up in Richmond in the 1850 census (Microfilm #771, page 356, dwelling # 1636). I am not clear whether he was living by himself or with his purported sister, Hannah Wood. Hannah and her husband Isaiah had left for Michigan by 1860. The John on this census is age 60, which would be my John's age. John Fisk died in 1878 and is buried in Unadilla. The Unadilla town clerk does not have a death record on him. Could some kind soul on this list do a lookup and see what you can find on John in Richmond? Were there any other Fisks there during this period? Any help would be deeply appreciated. Karen Eddy in CT KARENE1@webtv.net