Many thanks for the contributions of all on my search for ggrandfather Job Davenport. It is however very unlikely that the Job's of Ohio or Illinois were mine as he is clearly identified in every census as a resident of Madison County, NY until 1860 where he raised a family and married twice. After that.........poof, and they were gone! It is possible however that the Job of Ravenna, Michigan was one of the others, if so he obviously he was down on his luck as he was listed as a laborer in Michigan. The Photostats of the original US Census reports for Michigan in 1870 are available on the Web posted by the Michigan State Library.. Bob Davenport San Diego