Posted on: Hancock County, WV Query And Surname Forum Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/WV/Hancock/417 Surname: crist ------------------------- Hi Linda, MY goal this year to TRY MY BEST to DOCUMENT- DOCUMENT DOCUMENT...& **stuff you find on the internet most of all... Most pages will give you the source of the info..(if they are good sites they will) then go to the orginal record to find out for sure what info is there.. Make note of all info-& WHERE YOU GOT THE INFO AT, it might not be a clue now but later it might fit with other info & answer some questions for you. What year was the census info you found from? where was this census taken? Was it in Hancock? looks like this William was born in OHIO so you might want to check census indexs there for your surname too. You might check for the info on each of the 1850, 1860,1870 census to find out more about the marriages you listed- & see if you find them with kids listed at home. If you find them in the census you note the area & focus on that to find more, what churchs did they attend, check church records too. My State Historical library has census indexes from most states so first check them in the areas that you think your family lived in-& then lookup the info on the actual census & make note of their neighbors too..sometimes that helps to know who they were, some moved with each other from place to place, some married each other so look at them for possible inlaws.. Also names on land deeds are often related so watch for those too. Most of our ancestors had land so check for land deeds or land records too they often mention the wifes name. You might find listed on the deed, such as Joe Crist from Washington Co* PA bought land from jack frost in 1855 in Brooke co VA, sometimes you get lucky when you check the orginal records. I didn't see any listings on Crist in the WV Will estate settlements index for Brooke Co, & think it covers up to 1850 & I don't see the name listed in the index for The history of Hancock co WV by Jack Welch. Sorry don't have much more to check on your surnames for you. Hope some of this helps. Happy Trails, Kim Ralston Dresser searching from Okla