In a message dated 22 02 99 11:01:49 AM Eastern Standard Time, morgan- [email protected] writes: << Subj: Re: HARLESS Date: 22 02 99 11:01:49 AM Eastern Standard Time From: [email protected] (Cara A. Morgan) Reply-to: <A HREF="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected] </A> To: [email protected] Phyllis, Have you seen Charley L. Davis' book, "Giles County Virginia, 1860 Census, Family Histories-Births-Marriages-Deaths, Annotated?" Your Harlesses are annotated in this book in several places...for example: Page 162 Household # 565 $-/$150 John H. Fillinger 37 Blacksmith Va. Mary 46 No Cartha 22 Margaret 16 Mary 8 John 6 Sarah 3 Jackson Cumbie 22 Farm Laborer John H. md Mary Harless, 26 Ap 1848, d/o Abraham & Katherine (Link) Harless. Please advise. Cara >> Cara, Can we assume that Mary Harless was previously married? John H. Filinger would have been 15 at Cartha's birth and they were married in 1848. Thanks. Very interesting addition to the puzzle. More answers lead to more questions. George B. Williams