Hello List, A friend sent me 2 pages of 1860 Clermont Co., Ohio census that had BOWERS listings. As far as I know, my only connection is to the first posting (Rice/Bowers) Clermont Co., Union Township, Withamsville PO RICE, William T, M, 57, Farmer, Ohio (father of Mary Rice Bowers) " Hetta, F, 56, Ohio (mother of Mary Rice Bowers) " William, M, 21, Ohio " Matilda, F, 19, Ohio " Laura, F, 17, Ohio " Harriet, F, 13, Ohio " Edwin, M, 9, Ohio BOWERS, Mary, F, 27, Ohio (my great great grandmother) BOWERS, James, M, 2, Ohio (brother of my great grandfather) (my note: Mary Bowers' 33 year old husband Clayton and 3 year old son Clifford are not listed with her on this 1860 census.) Clermont Co., Union Township, Withamsville PO BECKLER, John, M, 35, Farmer, Baden Germany " Julia, F, 29, Baden Germany " Julia, F, 12, Ohio " John, M, 8, Ohio " Jacob, M, 7, Ohio " Lewis, M, 6, Ohio " James, M, 5, Ohio " Barbara, F, 3, Ohio BOWERS, Amelia, F, 50, Ohio Clermont Co., Jakcson Township, Marathon PO MENDERHALL, James W, 40, M, Physician, Alabama " Vashti, 30, F, Ohio " Albert, 7, M, Indiana " William, 5, M, Ohio " Thomas C, 3/12ths, M, Ohio BOWERS, Nathaniel, 65, M, Shoemaker, New Jersey BOWERS, Susan or Sasun, 66, F, Virginia Fran akabana@cs.com