My brick wall is James Snow born between 1801 and 1804, depending on the Census, in N.C. He is identified as the son of Ebenezer and Sarah/Sally (Wicker) Snow. Thomas Webb the DeKalb County historian made the connection in a report he wrote over 20 years ago. He also though, included Thomas Snow as a son of Ebenezer and Sally Snow. This Thomas Snow Mr. Webb identified as the one who drowned in the Clinch River in 1818. Since that time that Thomas has been identified as belonging to the "other" Snow family. (ie Frost Snow). A land survey for Ebenezer did have a Thomas helping with Solomon in 1814 land survey. So there is most likely a Thomas just not the one who died in 1818. James on the other hand has no documentation except a possible 1850 Census showing a Sarah/Sally Snow living with him. There were two women named Sarah/Sally in different households and the one in James household had a different age than the other. The one in James' household had a date not consistent with Ebenezer's wife's "normally accepted" birth date. Sarah/Sally could have been visiting the two households on the different days of the Census as the homes were near each other. There is no family relationship identified in any 1850 Census so even she was the wife of Ebenezer it is not good documentation. James has land continuity with the William and Susanne (Myers) Snow family, youngest brother to Ebenezer. Also Ebenezer was supposed to of had land in and around the same area but a bit more west. James has land near Solomon Snow. Solomon has an affidavit indicating he is the son of Ebenezer and Sarah/Sally. There is also land dealings with William Snow the first born son of Ebenezer and Sarah/Sally. All the land was in the southwest corner of Morgan County. The land ownership dates from the early 1820's through to 1890 when the last of it was sold. The only two sons of James and Cassie (Case) Snow are named Thomas and Joseph. They left the area in 1890 and 1888 respectively to travel to the Territory of Washington. Could the summation of James being the son of Ebenezer be wrong? Could James belong to the Frost Snow family through an unknown to me Thomas or Joseph? Have I hit my head against this wall so long that I had better change course? What is your brick wall doing to your theories?