Hi John, I went and looked at the VA Census, and found this, it appears that they were brothers... 1870 FREEMAN JOHN Scott Co VA De Kalb 465 Aug 13th John Freeman 46 WM Farm Labor NC Almeda 36 WF VA William H 14 WM Farm Labor VA Nancy A 13 WF VA Joseph L 9 WM NC John P 6 WM NC Charity A 3 WM NC James M 11/12 WM VA Joseph Sexton 25 WM Farm Labor KY Easter E 17 WF VA Next door is William Moore age 65 born VA, Almedas farther? 1880 FREEMAN ALMEDA Scott Co VA De Kalb 44d June 28th Almeda Freeman Head WF 47 Wd VA VA VA John P Son WM 17 S VA VA VA Farm Labor Charity A Dau WF 13 S NC VA VA James M Son WM 9 S VA VA VA Charles M Son WM 6 S VA VA VA NEXT DOOR William Freeman Head WM 26 M VA VA VA Nancy Wife WF 20 M VA VA VA Victoria Dau WF 11/12 S VA VA VA ************************************** Get a sneak peek of the all-new AOL at http://discover.aol.com/memed/aolcom30tour