Hi Colota: Birth records for Marshall County do not begin until 1853 and it was not the law to record births until about 1910. 1840 Marshall County census Joseph Parkerson, 1 male 20-30, female 10-15, female 15 20, 2 females 40-50 William Parkerson, male 10-15, male 20-30, male 60-70, female 10-15, female 15-20, female 50-60 1850 Marshall County census CRAPSON (989) Greenberry...Farmer...45-M...PA Susanna...37-F...PA Lorenzo...17-F...PA Mary...15-F...PA John...13-M...PA Rachel...10-F...PA Margaret...7-F...PA Julia Anne...4-F...PA Parkinson, Franklin...Farmer...35-M...PA PARKINSON (989) (See CRAPSON) PARKINSON (996) John...Farmer...$5000...47-M...PA Elizabeth...39-F...PA Mary...16-F...PA John L...14-M...PA Benoni...12-M...PA James...10-M...OH Henry...8-M...OH William...6-M...VA Elizabeth...4-F...VA Lucinda...2-F...VA Clarinda...3mo.-F...VA Mary...68-F...PA 1860 Marshall County census PARKINSON, See SHARP (522) PARKINSON (1077) John...56-m...farmer...PA Elisabeth...48-f...PA Mary...26-f...school teacher...PA John L...24-m...student M.D...PA Benoni...23-m...student M.D...VA James...21-m...farm hand...OH Henry...19-m...farm hand...OH William...17-m...farm hand...VA Elisabeth...15-f...VA Clarinda...11-f...VA George...7-m...VA SHARP (522) Lucretia...69-f...CT Josephine...52-f...VA William...30-m...gardner...VA Emily...28-f...VA Mary...20-f...school teacher...VA Gordon H. McNight...14-m...VA Henry E. McNight..11-m...VA Emma L. McNight...7-f...VA Robert R Hunter...49-m...stock merchant...VA Jesse Gatewood...21-m...day laborer...VA Benj. F. Parkinson...40-m...gunsmith...PA I found one Parkinson marriage record: James Parkinson 21, born Athens Co, OH, s/o John & Elizabeth married Mary Keller 18, born Marshall Co, VA, d/o Charles Keller 28 FEB 1861, recorded in bk C3 pg 2 All of the above and more is on the Marshall County web page. The best genealogy web page in the country. All for now, Vernon