This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Kirchofer, Ontis Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/UW.2ADE/1905.1 Message Board Post: That is a step daughter. The wife was married previously and that child is from that marriage. if you go to the family in the 1910 census you will see that she is listed as being married twice and he is listed as being married once. Name: William B Ontis Age in 1910: 42 Estimated birth year: abt 1868 Birthplace: California Home in 1910: Anderson Twp, Mendocino, California Series: T624; Roll: 88 Page: 12B Enumeration District: 54