Jim, Hib was living with his mother, stepfather and siblings, stepsiblings and halfsiblings in Dade County. [email protected] wrote: > In a message dated 11/8/00 11:45:24 PM Eastern Standard Time, > [email protected] writes: > > << You didn't address this to me but I am searching the "Hib"/Carter S. line > also. > According to the 1880, 1900, and the 1920 census, Hib was born in Kansas and > his > father was born in Illinois. According to Hib's death certificate he was > born in > Missouri. I am inclined to believe the census records as they are consistent. > Hib's date of birth is October 2, 1864. I don't know Carter's date of birth > but I > think Treece had written 1834. >> > > A question and a comment: > > Question: Who was Hib living with in 1880 (and where)? > > Comment: William and Hannah (STANDLEE) PYLE reportedly died in Dade Co MO in > the 1870s. Have you looked for them in the 1860 and 1870 census indexes for > MO? In 1860, you might find that Carter S. PYLE was still in the household > (age 26), or perhaps he was a near neighbor. Perhaps he married shortly > thereafter, had Hib there in 1864 (thus birth in Missouri), and then died > right before the 1870 census (when Hib was six). This is all speculation, > but seems like this is where you should be looking. Have you looked for > Carter's widow in the 1870 MO census? > > Also, I don't imagine there were too many Carter Scogeris PYLEs around (then > or now). I'd be trying to figure out how this would all fit together if > Carter S. PYLE (Hib's father) and Carter S. PYLE (Ura's brother) were one > person. Interesting possibility. > > Jim Smee > Pittsburgh PA > > ==== PYLE Mailing List ==== > All genealogy discussion lists can be found at: > http://members.aol.com/johnf14246/gen_mail.html > Copyright 2000-Author retains copyright