Hello Ed, Been hard at work with James L. Wilson. Found that my James L. is not the James L. from Barbour. His family is from Upshur, I had not found the census with them on it. My James is the son of James S. Wilson. James L. in Barbour, I could not find after 1850. This is why I thought that a James L. I find in Upshur was him. But I found a book: Barbour County West Virginia-Book of Deaths 1, 1853-1919 and Will Books 1 and 1 ½, 1839-1889, Mary S. Coffman, Heritage Books, Inc. In this book is a transcribed Will for William Friend Wilson. P 101-104 Will dated 3-22-1857 Probated 4-13-1857 List his children. So there is no doubt about him. There is also a transcribed will for his son Rezin B. Wilson. Page 300 Will dated 8-4-1865 ( this is why I think Daniel is dead and his kids may have been split up, Rezin does not mention him in 1865) Probated 12-13-1878. He must not have married. No wife mentioned. He does not list all his siblings, so I presume some are dead. Including Daniel, father of James L. Rezin leaves a cottage and 4 acres in Philippi to sister Sarah. Also brother Lewis is named as Executor. But Alpheus is substituted when it is probated. Maybe Lewis also died before 1878. This leads me to do a search by age for James L. Wilson. The James L. in Barbour Co. is 2 years old on the 1850 census. I find on a 1860 census a William Wilson, age 26, Elizabeth J., age 22, John E., age 2, James L., age 12. They are listed in this order. This William is obviously raising someone elses son. He is to young for James L. to be his. This William Wilson is on the 1860 Hardy Co. census. Hardy Co. is where William Wilson Sr. died. Just some info for someone that might be searching this family. Al Wilson