To Edna and Larry and others interested. I plugged in the GIVEN-not SURNAME name FEREBY in SC and came up with these: 1820 DRIGERS FEREBY Marion County SC 057 000000 00000 Federal Population Schedule SC 1820 Federal Census Index SC320366963 1830 BULLEN FEREBY Barnwell County SC 128 Barnwell District Federal Population Schedule SC 1830 Federal Census Index SC558254005 1830 MURRAY FEREBY Spartanburg County SC 261 Spartanburg District Federal Population Schedule SC 1830 Federal Census Index SC559403186 1800 CLARK FEREBY Marlboro County SC 52 01010-00010-00 Federal Population Schedule SC 1800 Federal Census Index SCS1a675992 1820 JACKSON FEREBY Barnwell County SC 014 000000 11010 Federal Population Schedule SC 1820 Federal Census Index SCS2a653594 1820 KERSH FEREBY Beaufort County SC 027 010000 10101 Federal Population Schedule SC 1820 Federal Census Index SCS2a702467 1820 WOODARD FEREBY Marion County SC 068 000000 10010 Federal Population Schedule SC 1820 Federal Census Index SCS2a1395343 1850 BOYD FEREBY Barnwell County SC 387 No Township Listed Federal Population Schedule SC 1850 Federal Census Index SCS5a172743 1850 KEE FEREBY Barnwell County SC 0584 F 20 South Carolina Federal Population Schedule SC 1850 Federal Census Index SCS5a954560 1850 MC FREDRIDGE FEREBY Pickens County SC 414 Western Division Federal Population Schedule SC 1850 Federal Census Index SCS5a1155644 1850 OWENS FEREBY Barnwell County SC 1054 F 60 South Carolina Federal Population Schedule SC 1850 Federal Census Index SCS5a1320262 1850 WORTHY FEREBY Union County SC 105 No Township Listed Federal Population Schedule SC 1850 Federal Census Index SCS5a1908957 There were no FAIRBEE or FEREBEE used as a given name. julie