<<In the 1850 Franklin Co. census a Catherine McGhee, 45 yrs, was living in the household of Samuel James. >> Bev, Catherine McGhee would have been born about 1805 to be 45 in 1850. Samuel James is listed as age 50 with no other James's in the household or neighboring families. There are also no obvious McGhee's in the surrounding houses. I don't find an obvious marriage record for her, but I do have a marriage for a Samuel James April 6, 1791, F.C.V.A. to a Patsy Sneed. Perhaps you might want to look into the possibility that they could be siblings and possible children or some other relation of this earlier Samuel James who married in 1791. Just thoughts without a smidgeon of proof. You might also look into some marriage records for 1830-1850 from someone who has more detailed records for other children who may have married before 1850. Many records such as Marshall Wingfields "Marriage Bonds of Franklin Co., Virginia" have the mother and father listed when known, but my book does not list these details unfortunatly. Good Luck, Dan Cook _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com