This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Smith, Adkins, Wysong Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/ZCC.2ACE/1430 Message Board Post: I located graves for Hiram Adkins - Civil War Marker Company G, 7th WV Cav. and Thomas Smith 1808-1889 near an apartment complex in Hamlin, Lincoln Co., WV. Seeking more information on these men to help in the cemetery annotations. 1880 Lincoln Co., Carroll Dist Census shows Thomas Smith age 70, farming, born in PA, both parents born PA; Racheal Smith, wife, age 67, born in PA, both parents born PA; George W. Smith, son, age 24, teaching, born Ohio, both parents born PA, Lewis Smith, grandson, age 16, laborer, born OH, father born PA, mother born VA, Creed Wyson, grandson, age 10, born WV, father born VA, mother born OH. 1870 Lincoln Co., Carroll Dist. Census shows: Thomas Smith, age 63, farmer, born PA; William Wysong 24, clerks in store, born VA; Rachel Wysong, age 17, born OH, Rachel Jr. age 60 born PA (looks to be Thomas' wife), Thomas Mannon, age 17, born PA, works on farm, John Smith, age 21, born OH, works on farm; George Smith, age 14, at school, born OH, attending school. 1880 Census Lincoln Co., Union Dist. shows: Hiram Adkins age 55, born VA; Mary age 55, born in WV wife, John Cecil age 30 born WV, and Emily Cecil age 23, born WV, wife. Hiram and John were farming. 1900 Census, Lincoln Co., Carroll Dist. shows: Hiram Adkins born Mar 1825 in WV, parents born WV, farmer; Morgana Adkins, born May 1858 in VA, parents born VA, they had been married 1 year. She was the mother of 1 child and it was living. Hiram was a farmer. 1910 Census Lincoln Co., Carroll Dist. Census shows: Hiram Adkins age 87, born WV, parents born WV;Margaret age 51 born VA, parents born VA, mother of 1 child and it was living. He had been married twice, this time for 11 years. She had been married once, and this time for 11 years. Hiram was a farmer.