KAT3946429@aol.com wrote: > In the 1870 Union County census, there is a listing for the following: > > Rice SNODDERLY, 38, M/W, born in TN, Farmer > Lucy, age 35, F/W, born in TN and keeping house > Nelley, age 14 > Pheeba, age 13 > Elizabeth, age 11 > Rachael, age 8 > Alvis, age 6 > Milton T., age 4 > Twins: Luis (male) and Luisey (female), age 1 > > My question is whether this is the same as Henry Rice Snodderly, born April > 19, 1832 and died February 12, 1891 married to Lucy Irwin, born January 30, > 1836 and died July 13, 1879? The reason I ask is because I show one > daughter, Matilda Snodderly, born October 23, 1860, who is not shown above, > but would be 10 years old. Perhaps Elizabeth was Elizabeth Matilda? (I know > Matilda was buried in Lost Creek Cemetery, but this census record would give > me additional children if it's the right family.) Thanks for any and all > help. Nina MORTON T This is the family whom you suspect it is. Elizabeth and Matilda were NOT the same persons. The reason Matilda was not shown in 1870 was because she died 1 Aug 1861! There were a total of 13 children by Lucy Irwin and 5 by Henry Rice's second wife Mary Love Petree. -- Terry L. Hutchison - "In order to understand ancestors one must first understand HISTORY! Genealogy is more than the gathering of names and numbers!"