Here is a rundown on my Thomas: I am searching for them between 1850 and 1875, and of course before 1850. As you can see I know where John Durham Thomas was in 1875, but not his fathers family. I lucked out in the 1850, because of Georgie Durham. There were a lot of Thomas's in Chester County, MD, there are also a lot of Thomas's in Harford County, MD. I also found in the 1860 census a lot of John Thomas's married a Sarah, and had a son born in 1852 named John. This was mind boggling. But I am sure Georgie did not live with his sister in 1860, nor did I find a daughter named Hannah. Parents of John Durham Thomas. All born in Chester County, PA. I was checking the 1850 census and found in West Caln, Chester County, PA: John Thomas 30 (b) 1820 PA (father) Sarah D. 20 (b) 1830 PA (mother) Hannah 4/12 1850 PA Georgie Durham 11 (b) 1839 PA I could not find them in the 1860 census. I am sure that they had several children in the 10 years till the next census. I just have to find it. I do not know of any other siblings at this time, only two, Hannah as shown on the 1850 PA census for West Caln, the other possibly known is Dylan Thomas brother of John Durham Thomas (not sure). My Great Grandfather is John Durham Thomas (b) 2 FEB 1852 in Chester County, Pennsylvania. Married Sarah Margaret Spies (b) 25 DEC 1852 in Jarrettsville. They married in Jarrettsville, MD, on 22 Aug 1875. They had 11 Children, all born in Maryland: John William Thomas (b) 31 MAY 1876 married Martha ? Mina Margaret Thomas (b) 20 MAR 1878 married Albert Schafer Sammy Frederick Thomas (b) 3 APR 1880 married Ruth Linton Mary Frances Thomas (b) 3 APR 1880 died 3 days later Martin Spies Thomas (b) 12 MAR 1882 married Ann Kelly Blakley Katie Henrietta Thomas (b) 15 SEP 1884 married Henry Korte Clarence Ellias Thomas (b) 6 FEB 1887 married Carolyn Lela Perry Eadith Jane Thomas (b) 10 JUL 1889 married William Penn Albert Norman Thomas (b) 16 OCT 1891 married Frances Meisner sister of Josephine Lewis Henry Thomas (b) 1 JAN 1894 married Josephine Meisner my grandmother Bertha Ester Thomas (b) 13 SEP 1896 married Russell Breneman I have 95% if the descendants of the above children, if you can be of any help it would be greatly appreciated. I also found the marriage of John Thomas and Sarah Derham at this wonderful PA site. <A HREF="http://204.170.102.11/cgi-bin/accessible/verify.pl"> http://204.170.102.11/cgi-bin/accessible/verify.pl</A> So here is a little genealogy humor Genealogy is my pastime, I shall not stray; It maketh me to lie down and examine half-buried tombstones, It leadeth me into still court houses; It restoreth my ancestral knowledge. It leadeth me in paths of census records and ship's passenger lists for my surname's sake. Yea, though I walk through the shadows of research libraries and microfilm readers, I shall fear no discouragement, For a strong urge is within me; The curiosity and motivation they comforteth me. It demandeth preparation of storage space for the acquisition of countless documents; It anoints my head with burning midnight oil, My family group sheets runneth over. Surely, birth, marriage and death dates shall follow me all the days of my life; and, I shall dwell in the house of a family history seeker forever. Sincerely Searching, Carol Chiveral