William was my 2nd great grandfather, born in Tipperary, Ireland 29 SEP 1803 and the next solid information is marriage in Sumter, Alabama 22 MAY 1832. He died in Union, Arkansas 13 JAN 1851. I also found a William Gorman in the 1840 census who could easily be my man. He was in Sumter, Alabama and the right age range. I found a baptismal record in 1805 but have no idea if this is the right William Gorman. This week I searched Filby's passenger lists at Clayton Library in Houston and the only William Gorman I found that would fit between 1803 and 1832 was in July of 1816. That would have him traveling to America at the age of 12. I looked for other Gormans on the same boat but turned up nothing. I know it's a possibility he could have been indentured to pay his passage but I have nothing to support that. Last week I also wrote to Irish public records to see if there was a birth certificate but it's too early to expect a result. In late July I have a trip to Missouri planned and while I'm a long way from home I plan to go to Sumter, Alabama to see what I can dig up. I need all the suggestions I can get for where to look for more info. Thank you, Gale Gorman Houston