Hi Em Its always a struggle with a name like BROWN to know that you have the right family, I have not been able to replicate your finds as I can only check the US census on familysearch and it appears you need a pay site to view the images for 1860 I did find this entry James Brown United States Census, 1860 birth: 1858 New York residence: 1860 ,​ Rensselaer,​ New York name: James Brown residence: , Rensselaer, New York ward: 6th Ward Of City Of Troy age: 2 years estimated birth year: 1858 birthplace: New York gender: Male page: 69 family number: 513 dgs number: 4236783 nara number: M653 But could not check to see who else was in the family group The above was found by searching for a James BROWN b1858 New York with parents James and Sarah residence New York Is this the same entry? have you seen the page image this refers to or are you going on a page you already have, in other words are they the same page, I found several matching the above search criteria in the 1860 It corresponds with your place of burial but of course may have no connection, one year is a long time never mind ten At present there is no submitted data on new familysearch, only from extractions, census, baptisms, burials etc etc Your lad who died in 1869, does that record state he was 11 years old? Age was as given by the informant of his death, there may be an error on one or more of several levels, the informant may have been misinformed (unlikely) the age was taken or recorded incorrectly by the official taking the information (often happens but not with one so young) if the lad is in the census age 2 it appears to me that its for a different family to yours Without more information its hard to say for sure, you need to check the 1860 page to be sure Nivard Ovington in Cornwall (UK) On 12/07/2012 00:43, Emery St.Cyr wrote: > Hello listers, > > I am trying to figure out what family search is saying to me and could use > some clarification. > > I found on Gen Web internments for Rensselaer Co. N.Y. an entry for James > R. Brown Jr., parents Sarah A. and James R. Brown died 11 Aug 1869. Buried > in the old Maple Grove cemetery. Hoosick, N.Y. > > I came across information on Family search that said he was born abt. 1858 > and was in the 1860 census. > > I have a copy of that census and it only shows Sarah E, and James with a son > William H, at 11/12, years old at the census date of 18 July,1860. > > Sarah was 17 at this time and they both are living with her parents. This > would make her 15-16 years old when James Jr. was born > > I had previously estimated that they were married abt. 1859, but that may > have to be adjusted some. > > What am I missing, or is there an error on Family search's part? > > Thanks for all help offered. > > Em > > Roanoke, VA.