Marie, Thanks for that information. What you say is probably correct. But from past experience, I have learned not to jump to conclusions too soon. What I am trying to do is establish whether there are two different Jesse Bushongs, one who married Elizabeth Zirkle and one who married an Elizabeth surname unknown with a John Good in the household in the 1860 census for Shenandoah County, Virginia. Below is my quandary.......Same Jesse and Elizabeth or different Jesse and Elizabeth?? Gloria Bushong ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- 1860 Federal Census: Virginia District No. 1, PO Harrisonburg, Rockingham County Enumerated 7 September 1860 Page 376 Lines 12-14, HH 2706/2651 Jesse Bushong 35/Male/Farmer/$3120-$573/VA {Is this the same Jesse in Ohio in 1850?} Elizabeth Bushong 26/Female/CannotReadOrWrite/VA John Good 14/Male/AttendedSchool/VA ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ---- 1860 Federal Census: Virginia New Market Townhip, Shenandoah County Enumerated 9 August 1860 Page 720 Lines 5-11, HH 875/875 Peter Bushong 37/Male/Farmer/$1098-$690/VA Susan Bushong 25/Female/VA Perry Bushong 4/Male/VA Emily Bushong 1/Female/VA Mary Bushong 67/Female/CannotReadOrWrite/VA {Mother of Peter and Jesse} Jesse Bushong 34/Male/Farmer/MarriedWithinTheYear/VA {brother of Peter} Elizabeth Bushong 25/Female/VA {Elizabeth Zirkle, Wife of Jesse} **************Start the year off right. Easy ways to stay in shape. http://body.aol.com/fitness/winter-exercise?NCID=aolcmp00300000002489