Thanks for your reply. I will keep it all in mind. Your right, those census are a nightmare, and tracking this guy has been a nightmare from the beginning. He moved around so darn much. patty ----- Original Message ----- From: Raymond Millman <RaymondHMillman@email.msn.com> To: <TN-ROOTWALKER-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, March 01, 2001 4:13 PM Subject: Re: [ROOTWALKER] Help with census in TN > Patty, > See if the ages of the children in 1850 census minus 10 years correlate to > the marks under the different age groupings in 1840 census.I would try to > locate 1850 census for the other George Washington Bridges and see > correlation to his children listed in 1850 to the 1840 marks also. If you're > lucky, the marks will correspond to 1850 children. The marks may not match > up to either family. I'm sure you know ages can vary for individuals on > different censuses. Also check for any land records in 1840. I have the same > census problem with two families with men having same first name. The marks > matched for some of the children, but not others. Of course some children > could die in that 10 year period also. I think census from 1840 back are a > nightmare! > I've started to gather info on 4 John Wardens in Tn during Civil War, to try > and see if I can determine who the parents of my John Warden were. I also > have the same problem with mutliple William G. Averitts in same time period. > I think a lot of folks end up researching who ever has the same surname in > an area to build up a database of info. You might learn on an 1890 will, who > individuals on 1850 census are related to. > Good luck on your searching, Jeanne > > > > ==== TN-ROOTWALKER Mailing List ==== > If you have gotten help from others on your family tree, please pass the favor on to others. > > ============================== > Create a FREE family website at MyFamily.com! > http://www.myfamily.com/banner.asp?ID=RWLIST2 > >