HI: What does the term "as of Family" mean in the Census records? I'm researching AMANDA HOWARD, my granddad's great-grandmother. I know her mother POLLY HOWARD, was from MD, so I'm checking HeritageQuest for the 1870 Census to look for Amanda. I did find an Amanda in Reisterstown, MD, living with a David Mack, and am assuming this is his wife Annie, sons John, 3, George, 1. Then there is Amanda listed, age 8, and a Noah (sp?) age 5, the one listed "as of Family." I would also like to know why an unrelated 8-year-old was living apart from (at least) her mother -- would she have been some sort of apprentice or hired out? These folks are African American and this is the 1st time ex-slaves/ African Americans were included in the Census following Emancipation. Would she have been working for a family or something at that young age, to help her mother out? Thanks for all info, KBerry Kdberr1@aol.com