Another new book - but this I am partially giving you as a bonus for being on the list. The Derastus Wilson Mercantile existed in the 1830's - it is unknown when it began and when it ended. The ledger book I found covers the period of 1831-Jan 31, 1834. Unlike the Crutcher ledger book I told you about several months ago, this one did not list the purchases the customers made, just the amounts. It is most fascinating in several respects - few women traded here (no sewing goods, materials?); a LOT of people, including some of the pillars of the community, did not pay their bills! I don't know how the owner stayed in business. It is also obvious that many times people paid in merchandise rather than money - likely eggs, feathers, leather, etc. Mr. Wilson's handwriting was beautiful; there is additional little "goodies" stuck in the pages including 3 Geography lessons, and a page from the book of Revelations in the Bible. Listed below - as my gift to you, is a list of the customers. Most of the names are spelled as we know them, some aren't. The help to you, I hope, is this will confirm if the customer - maybe your ancestor, lived in Barren Co during this time frame. In the book, I ran the census records from 1810 through 1840 (just the name) and in 1850 with all the family, ages, & occupation. I hope this helps! Sandi CUSTOMERS John Addams (Adams), Addison, Bell & Co. James Anderson. William Anderson. Thomas Arterberry (Atterberry) Albert Bagby. Sylvanus M Bagby. Wm W Bailey, Josias Baker, Edward T Ballenger, George Baldock, James R Beam. William M Beckum, Robert Bevill. Samuel P Bowdry, John Boydston, Fredrick Branstetter, William Browning, Lewis Bryan, Bruce & Newton, Bull & Casady, Walter Bush, John Bybee Abraham Campbell, Reuben Carver, Chambers, Garvin & Co, Austin Clayton, William Clayton, William Coal (Cole), Asa Cook, Henry Cooper, William Cowley, Francis L Courts, Anderson Crenshaw, E F Crenshaw, John W Crockett, Charles R Crouch, Crump, B B & B N, Edward Crutcher, Henry Crutcher & Co, Obadiah E Curd Isaac Dale, J B Danforth & Co, Joseph Davidson, Thompson E Davidson, Young Davidson, George Davis, George T Dearing, James Dearing, Elisha Deering, William D Dearing, Margaret Denham, John Depp, Thomas Depp, William Depp, Deuesse, John (Deweese), Thomas Dickerson, Temple Dickinson, Haidon Dodd, B G Douglass, George Duke, Joseph Duncan, James Eubank & Co, Pleasant Eubank, Thomas Eubank, William Evans, Alexander Evans, William Evans Jr, Saml Everett, William Everit, Elias Evritt William Finley. David Fisher, James Forbis, John Forester Jr, John Forrester, Bartlett Foster, James Foster, John Francis, John Frank, James Franklin George Galloway, John Galloway, William Garner, William J Garnet(t), Elizabeth Gillock, Greenberry Gillock, James Gillock, John Gillock, Thomas Goodall, Cathrine Goodwin, Franklin Gorin, Bartlet L Graves, Levi Greer, William Grinstead, Enoch M Groom John M Hansford, Saml W Harbinson, David Harding, Stephen Harland, Jesse Harlow, Samuel Harlow, Joseph Harrison, Cary G Hart, Enoch Higden, Gabriel E Higdon, Ishmeal Higdon, Joseph Higdon Jr, Joseph Higdon Sr, Margaret Higdon, Clement G Hitch, Joseph Hogg, Clayton Holloway, Joseph H Hough, Christopher Howard, Jarrot Howard, Joseph Huckaby, Zion Huggins, Joseph T Hughs, Jackson Humphrey, Jeffries & Bush, William W Jessup, Eleaser Jones, Mary Jones, William Jones, Samuel Jourden, John King, Kirlock, Haston S or Skirlock. John P Laurence, Simeon Lewis, Thomas Lewis, J___ Lipscomb, John M Logan, Sarah Logan, William Logan Sr. Solomon Lough, Joseph Lyens, David Lyon Jr, David Lyon Sr, William Lyon, Samuel Malone, Samuel Marshall, Anderson Matthews, Leonard H Maury, Russle W Maury, George W Mayfield, Joseph Merril, James W Merry, James Miller, John Miller, John O Morrison, William B Morrison, Josiah Moss, George Munday, H P Murrel(l), Samuel Murrel(l), Henson Musgrove, Musgrove & Hall, Michael Myres, William R McFerrand (McFerran), McKnight, Virgil & Co Isaac Newland, Tilmon Norris, Pouncy Nuckolds, George Obannon, John Overby, Barret Paris, Foster Paris Joseph Paris, Parrott & Co, Joseph Paxton, Mary Payne, William Payne, Benjamin Peden, John Peden, Stephen Peden, Stinson Peden, Thompson Peden, Mary Priest, Jesse Pulliam, John Ragland, Charles Ray Levie Read, Silas Redford, James Redfourd, John Renfro, Joshua Renfro, William Reynolds, Joseph Ritter, William Ritter, Wilson Ritter & Co, James Robinson Jr, Robert Robinson, George Rogers, James Rogers, Joseph Rogers, William Rogers, Stephen Rose Samuel Sanders, Wilson A Sanders, Samuel Scott, William T. Scott, Isaac W. Settle, Thornton Settle, Wm Settles, Charles M Shirley, George Y Shirley, Fleming Short, Arthur Smith, Frederick Smith, Hugh B. Smith, James D Smith, John Smith (Captain), Washington M Smith, William L Smith, Daniel Snoddy, William Spencer, Samuel Spensor, John Terry, Alexander Tolle, William Tolle, Christopher Tompkins, Simeon Twyman, William Twyman Lewis Veluzat, Agnes P Wade, Pearce Wade, Thomas W Wade, Henry Warder, Joseph Warder, Philamon B Watters (Waters), Joshua Welborn, William Welborn, Ahasuerus Wells, Gideon Wells, William Wells, George White, Batley Wilkinson, Louis Wilkinson, Miles Wilkinson, John R Williams, Patrick Williamson, Benjamin Wilson, Derastus Wilson, Ellender Wilson, Jacob Wilson Jr, George Wilson, John Wilson, Joseph Wilson, Jubal Wilson, Leman Wilson, Mary Wilson, Moses Wilson, Sebert Wilson, William Wilson, John E Winn, William J Wood, Harvey Woods, Frederick Woodson, Jacob Wright, Asa Young, James Young SCKY Archives: http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index?list=south-central-kentucky Barren Co Archives: http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index?list=kybarren GGP: http://ggpublishing.tripod.com/