From roots-in@roots-l.rootsweb.com Fri Jul 7 07:42:29 2006 Received: from mail.rootsweb.com (mail.rootsweb.com [192.168.65.34]) by admin.rootsweb.com (8.12.8/8.12.8) with ESMTP id k67DgTjb005146; Fri, 7 Jul 2006 07:42:29 -0600 Received: from roots-l.rootsweb.com (roots-l.rootsweb.com [66.43.16.22]) by mail.rootsweb.com (8.13.4/8.13.4) with ESMTP id k67DgREv020520 for ; Fri, 7 Jul 2006 07:42:27 -0600 Received: from roots-l.rootsweb.com (roots-l [127.0.0.1]) by roots-l.rootsweb.com (8.12.10/8.12.10) with ESMTP id k67B58FI029633 for ; Fri, 7 Jul 2006 07:05:08 -0400 Received: (from roots-in@localhost) by roots-l.rootsweb.com (8.12.10/8.12.8/Submit) id k67B58T7029632 for roots-approved@rootsweb.com; Fri, 7 Jul 2006 07:05:08 -0400 Received: from lists5.rootsweb.com (lists5.rootsweb.com [66.43.27.41]) by roots-l.rootsweb.com (8.12.10/8.12.10) with SMTP id k671qnFI028100 for ; Thu, 6 Jul 2006 21:52:49 -0400 Received: (from slist@localhost) by lists5.rootsweb.com (8.12.8/8.12.8) id k674TvMc024746 for roots-in@roots-l.rootsweb.com; Thu, 6 Jul 2006 22:29:57 -0600 X-Envelope-From: Dddarwin@aol.com Thu Jul 6 22:29:56 2006 Received: from mail.rootsweb.com (mail.rootsweb.com [192.168.65.34]) by admin.rootsweb.com (8.12.8/8.12.8) with ESMTP id k674Tujb024735 for ; Thu, 6 Jul 2006 22:29:56 -0600 Received: from imo-m24.mx.aol.com (imo-m24.mx.aol.com [64.12.137.5]) by mail.rootsweb.com (8.13.4/8.13.4) with ESMTP id k674Ttbw028289 for ; Thu, 6 Jul 2006 22:29:56 -0600 Received: from Dddarwin@aol.com by imo-m24.mx.aol.com (mail_out_v38_r7.5.) id e.c.54fbd6c9 (48576); Fri, 7 Jul 2006 00:29:45 -0400 (EDT) From: Dddarwin@aol.com Message-ID: Date: Fri, 7 Jul 2006 00:29:45 EDT To: ROOTS-L@rootsweb.com CC: jkelly4@austin.rr.com MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" X-Mailer: 9.0 Security Edition for Windows sub 5314 X-Spam-Flag: NO X-Scanned-By: MIMEDefang 2.52 on 192.168.65.34 X-Scanned-By: MIMEDefang 2.52 on 192.168.65.34 Sender: roots-in@roots-l.rootsweb.com Subject: [ROOTS-L] RE: Ferguson/1840 census/immigration ANSWER TO BELOW: Jim, Even if the correct Edward Ferguson could be found in the 1840 Census it really wouldn't tell you much since there is only the name of the head of household and marks as to ages of males and females. No other names are given. However the 1900 Census that Edward Ferguson is in is full of data. He is listed as being born January 1812 in Ireland, that he immigrated in what looks like 1832 and had been in the United States for 68 years. Also, he is living with his son Edward Ferguson, age 60, born March 1840 in "Pennsylvania"!! So he would have most likely been in Pennsylvania in that 1840 Census or at least "Probably"!! Edward Jr.'s wife, Louise, was born December 1845 in Indiana. The only child of Edward and Louise is a daughter Charlotte S., age 37, born July 1862. Edward Jr. and Louise had been married 39 years, 3 children, 1 living. Those are questions they never asked a man even though he was a widower - grin. Edward Sr. was in Indiana 1850. By checking the 1850 and 1860 you might find more children for Edward Sr. and where they were born. That would allow you to pretty well trace when they were in what state and at what period of time. Hope this helps, Gretchen ORIGINAL QUESTION: From: "Joyce & Jim" Subject: Ferguson/1840 census/immigration I know from the 1900 census that my guy, Edward FERGUSON,born in 1812, immigrated from Linster, Ireland in 1832. By 1850 and until his death in 1902, he lived in Morgan County, Indiana. But I don't know where he was in 1840, and would much appreciate it if someone with access to an 1840 census index would find him for me. That might give me some ideas for searches to find his arrival and marriage in the US. I have access to the 1840 census images thru Heritage Quest, just not an index. Any help appreciated. Jim jkelly4@austin.rr.com Austin Texas