I'm searching for information on the following Raleigh County, (W)VA family: Raleigh Co., 1850 Census, p. 7, Microfilm page 4A, 10 July 1850. 49 Daniel Adkinson 41 M Farmer 500 Va Sarah Adkinson 33 Va Eliza Adkinson 10 Va Ellen Adkinson 7 Va Maria Adkinson 6 Va Francis Adkinson twin 4 Va John Adkinson twin 4 Va Isaac Adkinson 2 Va UNCONFIRMED: John ADKINSON (twin, 04 Age 1850) is believed to be John Sauner ATKINSON (my gr-grandfather), b. 17 Oct 1845 (probably Fayette Co., (W)VA); d. 02 March 1915 in the Leyland Mine explosion in Fayette Co., WV. He is buried in the East Bank Cemetery, East Bank, Kanawha Co., WV. He married Mary Martha "Molly" MCGARY on 07 May 1874, Fayette Co., WV. I do not have anything more on the marriage, as the information is gleaned from an early family bible. In a 1985 handwritten note from my late mother, C.F. Atkinson, she has named Daniel Atkinson as John's father, and Sarah (surname unknown) as his mother. Unfortunately, I didn't find the note until after her death, and I did not find any records in her belongings that would clarify this information. She also writes: "[John's] residence at time of marriage was Greenbrier Co., WV." About John Sauner Atkinson's wife, Mary Martha "Molly" McGary, she writes: "Her residence at time of marriage was Fayette Co., WV." It is believed that Mariah ADKINSON (06 Age 1850) married Van Buren BOWYER in Fayette Co., WV. NOTES: Fayette Marriages 1830-1870 by Pauline Haga 1865 Dec 28-- BOWYER, Van Buren, 25, b. Fayette Co., son of William and Mary J. BOWYER, and Mariah ATKINSON, 22, born Fayette, daughter of David and Sarah ATKINSON, married by Martin BIBB. I have yet to determine that the 1850 Daniel ADKINSON is my own great-great- grandfather, but evidence points to that possibility. My ATKINSON/ADKINSON (and other spelling variants) seem to appear in Fayette, Greenbrier, Kanawha, and Raleigh Counties. I suspect that they didn't move around much, but that the state and county boundaries did. <grin> I would appreciate hearing from anyone who might know anything about any of the people mentioned with Daniel ADKINSON in the 1850 Census for Raleigh Co., (W)VA. What is Sarah's maiden name? Whom did their children marry? Anything, even the smallest hint, might help me pin this family down a bit better, and determine if I'm even on the correct track. Any assistance on this family would be deeply appreciated. THANKS! Lainie Hendrix