This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Clouse, Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/zIJ.2ACEB/73.76.1 Message Board Post: On the 1880 Crawford Co, ILL census (Robinson Twp), Squire Clouse 26, b IN is shown living close by Wm. H. Clouse. Squire has a wife named Susan, age 17 with him, no others in household. NOTE: Census taker wrote Tenn and Penn for states, and often you can not determine which one he meant. 1880 Crawford Co, ILL Census Robinson Twp. page 8 house # 69/69 William H. Clouse, 28, husband, b IN/PA/NC Ruth, wife, 29, b IN/OH/OH Mary A. dau, 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 === Think the confusion comes from Lewis/Louis Clouse that married Christina Logan, being called Squire also.... ==== Hope this helps, CJ