This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Clouse, Logan, Connett, Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/zIJ.2ACEB/255.260.1 Message Board Post: Gus, I think the two family groups may be related (cousins), or came to IN together from Ohio? Pa. Possible residence: Athens Co Ohio. It would help if you posted the census you have for your Clouse line. Would help others no end to see all the census for these two Clouse family groups in one place. ===== See if I have this correct for your line: 1860 Delaware Co IN, Niles Twp, Albany P.O. Page 5 33/ Lewis Clouse 29, farmer Hannah Clouse 27, Leletha Jane 6, Sarah Elizabeth 6 Mary Eliza 3 Wm. Henry Clouse 1, b ca1859 ALL children born Indiana. === Wm. Henry Clouse Marriage Record: Ruth Connett to William Clouse, 30 Oct 1869, Kosciusko, Book D, 253 Book "D" Kosciusko Co.IN (Ruth may have married a Brown, before being married to Wm. Henry Clouse at age 19. Record not found) Title: Marriages 1846-1891 Record Location: Compiled by Ruth M Slevin 1972 Marriage Date: 30 Oct 1869 County: Kosciusko Book: D Original Source Page: 253 === Marriage: Nancy Clouse married Wm. B Lipps, 8 Feb 1858, Kosciusko Co IN, Book B, Page 85 ===== I was able to keep them straightened out when I found this census: 1850 Kosciusko Co, IN Jackson P.O. Page: 364 Roll: M432_156 Henry Clouse, 33, farmer, b IN or OH (b ca1817) Nancy Clouse 34, b NC (b ca1816) Jacob Clouse 8, b IN Isiah L. Clouse 2, b IN Mary Copeland, 9, b IN Next house is Lewis Lipps, age 32, with Ery age 28 === 1860 Kosciusko Co, IN Monroe Twp, Clear Spring P.O. NOTE: Children should be named as CLOUSE. Nancy, nee Sawyer Copeland Clouse, married Wm. B. Lipps, 8 Feb 1858. Wm. B. Lipps 54, farmer, b VA Nancy Lipps, 46, b NC Joseph Lipps 14, b OH Louis Lipps 12, b OH Wm. H. Lipps 7, b IN Louisa Lipps, 11, b IN Squire Lipps 6, b IN ==== 1880 Crawford Co ILL Robinson Twp, Note: Census taker wrote Tenn and Penn for states, and hard to tell which he meant. His T's and P's are so much alike when he was in a hurry. house # 69/69 William H. Clouse, 28, husband, b IN/PA/NC Ruth, wife, 29, b IN/OH/OH Mary A. dau, 9, b IN/IN/IN Lewis 8, son, b IN/IN/IN Nancy dau, 4, b IL/IN/IN Almeda dau, 2, b ILL/IN/IN House # 70/70 Squire Clouse, 26, b IN/TN/NC Sousan, wife, 17, b ILL/TN/TN (Was In Kosciusko County, Indiana in 1870 ) ===== Your Wm. Henry Clouses' father was Lewis and mother Hannah Shrack ; the other Wm. Henry Clouses' father was Wm. Henry (called Henry Clouse) and Nancy Sawyer Copeland Clouse. Both in Indiana at the same time. The son of Wm Henry Clouse, also named Wm. Henry Clouse, married Ruth Connett, and moved to MO. So: The Lewis/Louis Clouse we are researching went to: 1900 resides in Greene Co, MO, Taylor Twp 1910 resides in Shannon Co, MO, Eminence Twp 1920 resides in Pittsburg Co, OK === 1900 Greene Co, MO Lived in: Taylor Township, Greene County, Missouri Series: T623 Microfilm: 856 Book: 2 Page: 186 Louis Clouse, head, 1874, 25, married 9 yrs, b IL/IL/IL Cristine, wife, Sept 1870, 29, married 9 yrs, 6 children 6 living, b MO/__/MO Dancy, son, March 1891, 9, b MO/IL/MO Dora, dau, June 1892, 7, b MO/IL/MO John, son, Dec 1893, 6, b MO/IL/MO Willie, son, Jan 1895, 5, b MO/IL/MO Beatriss, dau, Dec 1897, 2, b MO/IL/MO Alyaess, dau, Aug 1899, 9/12, b MO/IL/MO === 1910 Shannon Co, MO Louis Clouse Age: 32 Gender: M Race: W Birthplace: IL State: Missouri County: Shannon Locale: Eminence TWP Series: T624, Roll: 824, Part: 1, Page: 243B Louis S. Clouse head, 32, b ILL/ILL/ILL, married 1x, 20 yrs married, mill hand at saw mill Christina, wife, 40, marr 1x, 11 children born 11 living, b MO/MO/MO Doss S,. son, 19, b MO/ILL/MO Grover?, son, 18, marr 1x, b MO/ILL/MO Pearl, dau in law, 18, marr 1x, o children, b MO/MO/MO John, son, 17 b MO/ILL/MO William, son, 14, b MO/ILL/MO Beatrice, dau, 12, b MO/ILL/MO Alace, dau, 10, b MO/ILL/MO Peachie, dau, 8, b MO/ILL/MO Lester, son, 6, b MO/ILL/MO Grace, dau, 5, b MO/ILL/MO Flossie dau, 3, b MO?ILL/MO Delore, dau, 3/12, b MO/ILL/MO === 1920 Census Pittsburg Co., Ok. Sarah Logan, widow, living with Lewis (Squire Lewis Clouse) and Christina === If we share Clouse info here on the two family groups, we may be able to make major breakthroughs. Thanks for your help! CJ