In a message dated 01/20/2001 7:03:32 PM Central Standard Time, [email protected] writes: << This was sent last weekend, around the time of the Rootsweb server problems. I don't see the message in the archives, and I didn't get any replies, so I thought I would try again to find the identity of Josephine Ozment Aultman. -------------------------------------------- 1880 Arkansas Soundex (A-435) Actual record on Vol. 4A, E.D. 95, sheet 29, line 18 (did not have time to check this) Altman, William D. white male, age 41, born GA Drew County, Crook Township Altman, Josephine wife 36 TN " Nancy E. dau 7 AR " Susan J. dau 5 AR " Sarah L. dau 3 AR " William R. son 10/12 AR Ozment, Nancy m.l. 89 NC " John s.s. 10 AR I had assumed that Nancy was Josephine's mother, but the stepson (s.s.) named John Ozment is throwing me. Does anyone know if Josephine who married William Altman was an Ozment by birth or by marriage? If by birth, then who is this John Ozment? >> Melissa, All I can tell you is that Alfred Ozment and Nancy Ann Lane did have a daughter named Josephine. The age and birthplace on the 1880 census does coincide with those given in earlier censuses for the most part. 1850 Drew County, AR: Alfred OSMENT 45 NC Farmer Nancy 49 NC William 24 TN Rachel 15 TN John 10 TN Susan 8 TN Josephine 6 TN 1860 Drew County, AR: Alford OZMENT 55 NC Farmer 1600 427 Nancy 58 NC John 20 TN Susan 16 TN Josephine 14 TN 1870 Drew County, AR: F. OZMENT 66 NC Farmer 300 200 Veasey Township Was he known as Fred? Nancy 69 NC Josephine 24 TN The age for Nancy appears to be off by 10 years. She should have been 79 not 89 and she was born in NC. I'm not sure who the John, age 10 is. Maybe someone else would know that. Alfred named his daughter, Josephine Ozment in his will that he wrote on 17 Jun 1872. She married William Altman on 22 Jan 1873 so of course she would be called Josephine Ozment in his will as she was unmarried then. She also had a sister Susan Jane Ozment who she appears to have named a daughter after. I don't know anything else about these daughters above. This is the first time I have had their names and ages. Thank you for providing that information. Eleanor Colson