In a message dated 06/13/03 2:13:27 PM Eastern Daylight Time, doloressolberg@bee.net writes: << I have no idea what age this Jehu would be, but I read in a quick summary that there is a Jehu Parsons in Wetzel county that year, and we suspect he came from NJ. Thanks, genie-buddies. ----- Dolores in Delaware >> Dolores, There's no census listings for West Virginia in 1860 because it didn't become a state until after the Civil War, so Wetzel Co. was in Virginia at that time. The only PARSONS listed in Wetzel Co. is a John Parsons--no Jehu. Maybe this is him? Wetzel Co. Virginia, Proctor Twp, p. 105 John Parsons, 49, Farmer, value of real estate: $8000, value of personal estate: $1453, b. PA Catharine, 46, b. VA Cyrus, 22, Farmer, b. VA Ezra, 16, b. VA Margaret J., 18, b. VA Judas? or Julius, 12, b. VA Anney? or Nancey?, ?? , b. VA (this is very hard to read) Henrietta, 8, b. VA Catherine, 3, b. VA Louis B. Workman, 32, Farm Laborer, b. VA Marilyn Marilyn