> However, one case in which a married couple separated after they apparently > had 3 children is that of Isaac Roberts and Elizabeth Liles. We have > reason to believe Isaac left Roane County and moved to AL, where he married > and had a second litter by 1850. Elizabeth Liles Roberts remained in Roane > County, and although I cannot prove it is the same woman, I believe she is > the estranged wife of Isaac, and she has some additional children in 1850 > census--surname Roberts, which is what her name was. But I don't think > they were fathered by Isaac Roberts. Pat, There might even be a slightly different explanation. From Roane County many went to the Jackson & Montgomery Co areas of AL via the river. Maybe he was making regular trips up and down the river and had a family on both ends! Jeri _______ Jeri J. Steele, CGRS(sm) Pioneer Information Services http://www.PioneerInfo.com Want to know about CGRS? http://www.genealogy.org/~bcg/