I am trying to make a family tree with my grandmother, but we come to a stumbling block with what would be her great- grandfather- James Darling. According to census in 1850, he was married to Emelia (Amelia) and living in Michigan. There is a census for 1860 with a similar name for him and his wife in Missouri. One census has his birthplace as New York and one as Vermont.

His marriage to Emelia maybe a second marriage based on the age of one of the sons listed compared to Emelia's on the 1850 census.

I am hoping to confirm some of this information and see if anyone has the names of the James's parents. My grandmother is going to be 90 this year and I would really like to finish this for her.

Thank-you for any help.