Hi Pat. I think Sherman's parents were W. N. Hurt and Margaret Young who married in Wayne county, Kentucky on 26 Jul 1857. In the 1860 they are in Wayne county and listed as Wilson N Hurt, 35, Margaret, 24, and Elizabeth Jane, 2, all born in Ky. In 1870 they are in Indiana, Pike county, Monroe township and listed as Wilson Hart, 48, Margaret, 34, Elizabeth, 12, and Laura, 5. All born in Ky. You know about the 1880 census. Don