I would look for the family in the 1850 census. That will give you lots of information on the family make-up. Names and ages as well as birth locations for further research. A really good starting point. Usually the approx. birth dates are off by one year since the question usually asked on the day of the census includes age at last birthday. If someone had a birthday one day before the census they would be one age and another if the birthday was the day after the census was taken. sometimes people don't realize this and complain that the ages are wrong. theclown16