Hi,
I know that this list travels far and wide, and I need help locating some
missing people who should be found in the 1850 census. I have no idea which
state.
The people in question are Titus Fox and wife Sytha (or Sitha), with Sytha's
son by a previous marriage, Wiley J. Carroll, age 22. In transcriptions, her
name is often misspelled as Lytha. Or Litha. Wiley is my gg grandfather. He
married Manerva Mathis before 1850, but I have no idea where. Possibly
Illinois.
If I could locate Titus and Sitha Fox in 1850, this would be a tremendous
help. Also, Wiley may be living with or near his father's sister, Margaret
(Carroll) Cheek, married to James Cheek, in 1850. Court records from a land
dispute states that James and Margaret were in Illinois in 1859.
I've checked all of the Carrolls in the Illinios statewide census index for
1850. I haven't found Wiley Carroll or Titus and Sytha Fox. Did they go
farther west for a while, or north? They simply disappeared. There is a Wiley
Carroll in Jersey County, IL, but he isn't mine.
I know that you guys have access to records all over the U.S. If you have the
time, I'd sure appreciate it if you could check them for me. I've pretty much
searched the FTM CDs, and they haven't helped. Actual state records are
needed.
Thanks so much,
Jo Carroll