I was just wondering whether anyone on the list would know the parents of a Hamilton (bc 1818) and Fleming Reed (bc 1820). Hamilton shows up as a head-of-household in the 1850 Floyd Co.,VA Census with Fleming (his younger brother?), a few older women (Sarah Reed and Nancy Idings) and a young girl (Sarah, age 12). Extracted/edited from the 1850 Floyd Co. Census study: Reed, Hamilton bc 1818 FCVA, s/o ?. 1850 #220: Hamilton Reed, m-32-FCVA-farmer-$0. Reed, Fleming bc 1820 FCVA, s/o ?. 1850 #220: Fleming, m-30-FCVA. ------- Reed, Sarah bc 1795 FCVA. 1850 #220: Sarah Reed, f-55-FCVA, with Hamilton Reed as HOF. (The mother of Hamilton and Fleming above?) Idings, Nancy bc 1790 FCVA. 1850 #220: Nancy Idings, f-60-FCVA, with Hamilton Reed as HOF. (An older sister of Sarah's?) Reed, Sarah bc 1838 FCVA. 1850 #220: Sarah Reed, f-12-FCVA, with Hamilton Reed as HOF. (Hamilton or Fleming's sister? daughter? Any clue or insight as to the parents of Hamilton and Fleming Reed mentioned above would be appreciated. Who knows? They could have been Irish immigrants with no previous family in VA, and thus no way to tie them in with another Floyd Co. Reed line. But then again.... Just wondering, Bob