Hi List, I am looking for Rebecca SHORT. According to 1880 census she was born 1812 or 1813 in TN and her Father was born in VA and Mother born in MD. She married a SKINNER, Unknown probably in Indiana and then my COOPER,Samuel in Schuyler,City, Illinois Feb. 27, 1846 and left for Oregon with combined families in 1848. Thanks for any help. Liz Smith Oregon __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com

Liz, I did some searches for this on Monday but have been having server problems and just got back on line. Before 1850 the census index is listed by head of household only, so Rebecca's name would not appear, probably until she was married to Samuel COOPER/1850; or if she became head of household in 1840. And prior to 1850 the place of birth was not listed for anyone, just ages, so it makes it hard to know if you have the right family or where they were born. Checked the 1820 TN index for SHORT, there are 24 listings in various counties. In 1830 TN there are 44 listings for SHORT, none name Rebecca. In 1840 there is a listing for Rebecca SHORT-it doesn't show place of birth but approximate year of birth-1780-1790/50-60yrs, so a little too old for yours. Source Citation: Year: 1840; Census Place: , Marshall, Tennessee; Roll: 531; Page: 157. Name: Rebecca Short Township: Not Stated County: Marshall State: Tennessee male- 0-0-1-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0- fem- 0-0-0-1-1-0-0-1-0-0-0-0-0- This Rebecca being named head of household here is probably SHORT by marriage. found- 1840 IN, Greene Co, checked for SKIN/NER, two listings, A D Skinner Not Stated, Greene, Indiana, pg.113 1 male - 30-40y - b.c1800-1810 doesn't appear to be any females or children here. Elijah Skinner Not Stated, Greene, Indiana, pg.112 male 1-2-1-1-0-0-1- Elijah 40-50y, fem 1-1-1-2-0-0-1- wife 40-50y, born c.1790-1800, [but could be too old to be Rebecca]. .......................... checked 1840 IL for Samuel COOPER, found this one in Schuyler Co , might be worth checking further for information- Source Citation: Year: 1840; Census Place: , Schuyler, Illinois; Roll: 69; Page: 102. Name: Samuel Cooper Township: Precinct 3 County: Schuyler State: Illinois *Samuel COOPER 30-40y/born 1800-1810 mal 1-2-0-0-0-1-0000000 fem 1-0-2-1-0-1-00000 same page- David COOPER 50-60y + 6males + 1 fem 40-50y +3 fem Thomas Cooper 60-70y/b.c1770-1780/ + 1 fem 60-70y Joel COOPER 30-40y/b1800-1810/ +3 males + 1 fem 40-50y +3 fem James COOPER 20-30y/b1810-1820/ + 1 fem 15-20y no listing for Samuel COOPER in Greene Co, IN no listing for SKINNER in Schuyler Co, IL ...................... in 1850 IL, no listing for Samuel COOPER in Schuyler Co IL. found a Joel COOPER b.OH c1807, in Oregon, Schuyler Co, also found a Sarene COOPER in Oregon IL b.IL c1842, dau of Joel and Mahala, -maybe she's a namesake for Sam/Rebecca's daughter? also found James COOPER in Oregon,Schuyler Co IL, b.OH c1822, also found Thomas COOPER in Oregon,Schuyler Co IL, b.VA c1772, ....................................... you probably have these; 1860 OR- Name: Rebecca Cooper Age in 1860: 50 Birth Year: abt 1810 BirthPlace: Tennessee Home in 1860: Not Stated, Linn, Oregon Gender: Female Post Office: Lebanon Value of real estate: View image Household Members: Name Age Samiel Cooper 60 VA Rebecca Cooper 50 John Cooper 20 IL Guilford Cooper 18 IN Gordon Cooper 17 IL William Cooper 16 IN Sedene Cooper 12 OR Martha Cooper 10 OR George Cooper 9 OR Joel Cooper 8 OR Sanuel Cooper 6 OR Livona Cooper 4 OR Isaac Cooper 2 OR John Mccormac 23 1870 OR- Name: Rebecca Cooper Estimated Birth Year: abt 1833 Age in 1870: 37 BirthPlace: Pennsylvania Home in 1870: Brownsville, Linn, Oregon Family and Neighbors: View Results Race: White Gender: Female Value of real estate: View Image Post Office: Brownsville Samuel Cooper Brownsville, Linn, OR abt 1800 Virginia White Male Rebecca Cooper Brownsville, Linn, OR abt 1833 Pennsylvania White Female George Cooper Brownsville, Linn, OR abt 1852 Oregon White Male Joseph Cooper Brownsville, Linn, OR abt 1853 Oregon White Male Samuel Cooper Brownsville, Linn, OR abt 1855 Oregon White Male Levonia Cooper Brownsville, Linn, OR abt 1856 Oregon White Female Isaac Cooper Brownsville, Linn, OR abt 1858 Oregon White Male ........................... Indiana Marriages to 1850 Record about Short, Rebecca Spouse 1: Short, Rebecca Spouse 2: Winslow, Samuel Marriage Date: 16 May 1836 Marriage Location: Indiana Jackson County ........................... Since Rebecca and Samuel were married in IL 1846, and Sadene/Sedene was b.1848 OR, it's most likely that she is their daughter and not a child from Rebecca's marriage to SKINNER. I searched IN for SKINNER births but could not find a database for that time period; also searched IL for COOPER births but no database. Hope this will be of some help, Nancy all mail scanned w/McAfee ISS 2006 ----- Original Message ----- From: "Liz Smith" <grannylizcd@yahoo.com> To: <TN-CENSUS-LOOKUP@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, September 23, 2006 2:25 PM Subject: [TN-CENSUS-LOOKUP] SHORT, Rebecca > Hi List, > I am looking for Rebecca SHORT. According to 1880 > census she was born 1812 or 1813 in TN and her Father > was born in VA and Mother born in MD. She married a > SKINNER, Unknown probably in Indiana and then my > COOPER,Samuel in Schuyler,City, Illinois Feb. 27, 1846 > and left for Oregon with combined families in 1848. > Thanks for any help. > > Liz Smith > Oregon