Dear Ann, I have several by the name Absolem (or a variation of that spelling) in my database, but none are connected to me. They all come from the Ancestral File at FamilySearch.com. First column = name Second column = birth Third column = Ancestral File Number (AFN) Fourth column = spouse or parents Absalom abt 1835 TN NNNW-HF Mary A. Unknown Absalom abt 1869 TN NNNW-N9 son of Absalom above Absalom Guy abt 1807 TN S56F-5F son of Absoleom below Absolem 1824/1825 KY 10PP-JRL Marie Scrivner in MO Absolem 1824/1825 KY 10PW-5BT Sarah J. Williams Absolem abt 1856 MO KSGC-R5 Aliza Ann Carinda in MO Absolem Grey abt 1821 KY C4FJ-L9 Louise Jane Johnston Absoleom 1771 PA RHLC-9Q Susan Carter in TN Absolum 20 Sep 1842 GA 25NC-HK son of Matthew & Elizabeth I checked the American Genealogical-Biographical Index, but did not find any listings for any of the above. Glad to give you more information if you'd like it, or you can download a GEDCOM for each of the above at http://www.familysearch.org/Search/searchaf.asp. -- Harold Templeton Hoffman Estates, IL cfp@iwc.net CT: Barnes, Geer, Horsford, Lamb, Merritt, Richardson. KY: Shields. MA: Lamb, Merritt. NH: Lindsay, Morse, Templeton. NJ: Beam, Riker. NY: Austin, Blakeney, Gardinier, Mayo, Shields, Van Woert. VT: Davis, Geer, Johnson, Mayo, Templeton. Canada: Bonett, Elsey, Mayo. Ann Spencer wrote: > > I have an Absolem Templeton, born @1771 in PA, according to the 1850 census > of Hancock Co.,TN. He married Susannah Carter in Greene Co, TN 8 Oct 1799. > > Have tried thru the years to find a connection in PA, but so luck yet. > > Any Absolems in your data? > > Ann > > ============================== > Personalized Mailing Lists: never miss a connection again. > http://pml.rootsweb.com/ > Brought to you by RootsWeb.com.