This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/DFC.2ACI/2226.1 Message Board Post: Dawn, WV became a state in 1863. I checked the 1860 & 1870 census index for Wood, Ritchie & Wirt counties & did not find the surname Trent. (Did Charles's family live in WV prior to his birth in 1873?) There is a Charles W Trent listed on the 1920 Kanawha Co WV census with spouse Catherine.If this is a match to your Charles, let me know.