The Lee County census of 1850 lists Elizabeth Cooper 40 as Head of Household. Her children are George 20, Martha 17, Catherine 15 and Mary 12. By the time of the 1860 census, Elizabeth has died. George is married to Elizabeth Gilbert. The three daughters are living with Morris relatives or benevolent neighbors. We can trace our family in Lee county and later, but prior to the 1850 census can not find them. In subsequent marriages, all the siblings list Elizabeth Cooper as mother and leave the father's name blank. All list VA as place of birth. The will of Elias Morris mentions his children including " the heirs of my eldest daughter, Elizabeth Morris, deceased". One can speculate that Elizabeth Morris, the daughter of Elias Morris who was born in Montgomery County, NC in 1776 and died in Lee County, VA in 1859 married a Cooper, was abandoned with four children and no means of support and came to get help from her Morris relatives. We believe Elizabeth died of fever about 1854. We have not found the death record nor have we found evidence of her marriage to a Cooper. For several years now, we have not been able to get evidence before the 1850 census to tell us who we were. Several genealogists have tried to help us and we have exchanged many Emails but our tragic situation remains. This connection with all of you may be finder's day for our Coopers. THANKS, BOB