This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: dldove22 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.massachusetts.unknown/7569.1.1.2.2/mb.ashx Message Board Post: However, there were certain census years, like 1850, where people of mixed Native ancestry may have been marked in the race column as W, but if there was a script L on the same line, it meant they were part Native. I found this on the 1850 census in New York, the 1860 census in Ohio, and the 1870 census in Massachusetts. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.