This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: HUNTER Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/DFC.2ACI/2385.1 Message Board Post: West Virginia was not voted into statehood until 1863, therefore there is no Wood County, WV census for 1840. As WV was formed from a division of Virginia, I did a quick check of Virginia for 1840. There are 13 William Hunter's in the 1840 Virginia census and 1 Charles Hunter. Valerie