Eddie, I did not like the way this information looked the first time I sent it so I eliminated tabs and used only spaces and carriage returns to format the posting. I hope this one comes out better. More Zacharia Wells info: 1870 Federal Census of The Richmond township in the County of Wise of Virginia enumerated on the 1st day of August 1870. Post Office: Big Stone Gap, Wise County. 13 dwelling 35, family 35 Blanton, William 70 m w farmer 300 153 VA , Elizabeth 62 w w housekpng " , Sarah 9 f w at home " , Benton 4 m w at home " 30 dwelling 39, family 39 Wells, John 64 m w iron smith 200 164 VA Eliza 69 f w keeping house VA Zachariah 90 m w farmer VA Catherine 28 f w house keeper VA Jane E 22 f w house keeper VA Margaret E 15 f w at home VA James F 11 m w at home VA Thomas 11 m w at home VA Virginia 10 f w at home VA ??Oyen?? 4 m w at home VA 40 dwelling 40, family 40 Wells, John 34 m w farmer 200 VA Miram 30 f w keeping house VA Ellen J. 12 f w at home VA William H. 8 m w at home VA Eliza H. 6 f w at home VA Matilda 4 f w at home VA Joseph C. 5/12 m w at home VA 7 dwelling 41, family 41 Blanton Almedia 41 f w Keeping house 153 VA Mary A. 19 f w keeping house VA George 16 m w Farm laborer VA Isaac 15 m w " " VA Malissa 14 f w at home VA Jesse 12 m w at home VA James F. 10 m w at home VA John 7 m w at home VA Robert 4 m w at home VA 43 dwelling 46, family 46 Wells, Joseph C. 37 m w Minister of the Gospel Virginia Elizabeth 37 f w keeping house Kentucky Zachariah T. 74 m w farmer North Carolinia Agness 58 f w keeping house VA Alfred P. 18 m w farmer laborer VA Sarah A. 16 f w at home VA Minerva C. 14 f w at home VA Francis M. 12 m w at home VA I also have a record of Wise County Circuit Court Instrument 187900039 recorded 10/28 1879 for marriage on same date. The marriage of Isaac Blanton, son of John & Dimeda Blanton and Ellen Wells, daughter of John & Miram Wells. You will also notice that between these two pages of census there are two Zachariah Wells, one 90 born in VA the other 74 born in North Carolina. My wife's paternal grandmother was Kate Dove Blanton the wife of Charlie Sliger. I have been gathering information for some time on possible family connections..... If I find any more I will pass it on.....as always all information needs to be confirmed with primary source data. Regards, C. D. "Skip" Whitlam