GRACIE, thanks. this kind of info helps, so we know which Alexander, etc we are looking for . So, if you go to the census records every 10 years, you can see when/where kids born and check those areas for marriages, deaths, etc. 1880 he even has his mother living with him, so you can probably find him on an 1850 VA? census living with his parents. thank you for sharing. you will probably get a genealogy program to post your info in. some forms are available free on line to post info. do a search, etc., marie, iowa 1880 Census Place: Sterling, Rice, Kansas Source: FHL Film 1254394 National Archives Film T9-0394 Page 178A Relation Sex Marr Race Age Birthplace Alexander SELLERS Self M M W 32 VA Occ: Laborer Fa: VA Mo: VA Mary E. SELLERS Wife F M W 23 MO Occ: Keeping House Fa: TN Mo: TN John H. SELLERS Son M S W 10 IL Occ: At School Fa: VA Mo: MO Oscar H. SELLERS Son M S W 3 MO Occ: At Home Fa: VA Mo: MO Harvey W. SELLERS Son M S W 5M KS Occ: At Home Fa: VA Mo: MO Elizabeth SELLERS Mother F W W 80 VA Occ: No Occupation Fa: VA Mo: VA 1910 GUADALUPE, NEW MEXICO ALEXANDER SELLERS 63 VA,M1 37, RAILROAD, BOTH PARENTS VA MARY E. 54, M1 27, 10KIDS 7 LIVING, BOTH PARENTS TN OSCAR W. 31 MO, DAD VA, MOM MO = all kids parents HARRY W. 29 KS GRACE 23 CO ALEXANDER 18 CA DELMAR L. 16M ARIZONA MYRTLE W. 12 OK ======== -----Original Message----- From: graciewinters [mailto:graciew@poncacity.net] Sent: Saturday, December 13, 2003 11:26 PM To: mari@netins.net Subject: Sellers Hi. Some of this is personal. My information came from my father's file at the funeral home and his head stone. I didn't ask the right questions while he was alive. I lost my mother in 1998 so I have no one to ask now. I haven't looked at the census. My father and mother were married here in Okla. in 1940. Her name was Anna Mae (Hager) Sellers. My father had three sons and me. They are living and I haven't talked to them about listing them. I listed his sisters because they are probably not alive. My son and I are putting together family history in his computer and on paper. If I see someone asking about someone I know about, I post a reply. I had to change a post in cousinsconnect because my cousin saw it and I had listed her father. So I'm more careful now. I have been everywhere in cal. that I can find on the net. Records of births in the late 1800s are few and hard to find. I am having trouble finding records of my Grandmother on my mothers side. Thank you for listening. Gracie