Ingrid & interested researchers: I have found the following surnames in the 1850 Louisa Co. Census; WATSON; BOYD & ORR. I have used * to indicate a marriage listing & in the marriage listing to indicate the surname is on the census. If the surname is on the Mortality Schedule that inf will follow the census. Columbus Twp: #184\185 BOYD, John W. age 48, farmer, b TN; Sarah age 38, b KY; Henry* age 2, b IN. (also in same house) BUCKNER, Thomas age 20, laborer, b IN; Gabriel age 18, b IN; Nancy* age 16, IN; Elizabeth* age 11, b IN; John age 9, b IN; Judia A.* age 6, b IN. #60\60 WATSON, Alexander age 27, farmer, b OH, Florence Twp; Lovina A. age 21, b IN; David W. age 2, b IA; William H. age 1, b IA. #54\54 WATSON, John W. age 52, tailor, b Scotland, Wapello Twp; Mary A. age 36, b OH; Francis age 8 (m), b IA. #71\72 WATSON*, Robert O. age 25, farmer, b IN, Columbus City Twp; Elizabeth* (nee WOLCOTT) age 17, b PA. Columbus City Twp: #95\96 ORR, George* age 37, farmer, b TN; (also in same house) BELL, George age 27, farmer, b TN; Margaret age 21, b TN; (also in same house) HENDERSON, Francis P.*age 23, (m), farmer, b TN. #130\131 ORR, John W. age 40, farmer, b TN; Susannah age 36, b VA; Mary A.* age 16, b TN; Thomas J. age 12, b TN; Elizabeth C.* age 10, b TN; William T. (F?)* age 7, b TN; Robert N. age 4, b IA; Maria R.* age 2, b IA. #161\162 ORR, Samuel F. age 40, farmer, b TN; Jane P. age 30, b TN; Margaret A.* age 7, b TN; Sophia J. age 2, b IA. 1850 Louisa Co. Mortality Schedule Columbus City Twp MANLY, William age 3 b OH, d Aug of smallpox, ill 21 days BELL, Francis A. (m) age 22, b TN, d Jan of conjestive chills, ill 6 days BELL, Robert L. age 2, b IA, d Feb of croup, ill 2 days Louisa County\Wisc. Territory Marriages BOYD Bk "D" p 109 31 Dec 1868 Henry BOYD*\ Mary C. CARR (47) Bk "F" p 398 29 Dec 1886 Hugh Henry BOYD*age 25\ Mina HOBEN age 21 (88) Bk "G" p 459 13 Jun 1892 Henry T. JONES* age 27\ May BOYD* age 20 Bk "H" p 424 1 Oct 1896 William R. WILSON* age 33\ Anna Jane BOYD* age 33 (109) Bk "H" p 435 29 Oct 1896 Ira CRAWFORD age 66\ Eliza A. ( McCRACKEN) BOYD* (109) Bk "H" p 522 15 Sept 1897 Andrew J. PROTZMAN age 29\ Eva L. BOYD age 22 (111) CARR (some I missed earlier) Bk "D" p 332 17 Mar 1872 Leander DENHAM*\ Elizabeth CARR (56) Bk "E" p 336 12 May 1881 Perry L. WESTFALL\ Addie M. CARR (24 Sept 14, 1880) (76) Bk "F" p 123 26 Mar 1884 Jn. C. DUNCAN* age 23\ Amy CARR age 23 Bk "H" p 487 12 Apr 1896 Chester O. WESLEY* age 22\ Adda Lee CARR age 17 (110) FLACK (I missed this one too) Bk "A" p 96 17 May 1848 Andrew J. SPAFFORD*\ Sarah A. FLACK*(10) (s/o Orleans & Jane H. of Columbus City?\d/o David & Mary? of CC) MANL(E)Y Bk "B" p 117 13 May 1857 Aaron KINCAID\ Sarah Ann MANLY* (23) Bk "B" p 134 9 Sept 1857 Isaac MANLY*\ Mill. C. HIILER (HILLER?) (24) Bk "B" pg 238 16 Jan 1860 James MANLEY*\ Celeste HAMILTON* (28) (d/o Catharine of Fredonia Twp) Bk "C" p 22 22 Mar 1863 Albert E. MANLY*\ Hester COIL (34) (s/o Jas. & Mary A. of Columbus City) Bk "C" p 84 8 Feb 1866 Andrew J. MANLY*\ Josephine SALIN (39) Bk "C" p 100 23 Aug 1866 James W. BENNETT*\ Mary A. MANLY* (40) Bk "D" p 290 1 Apr 1872 Peter M. MANLEY*\ Sarah C. PAXTON* (55) Bk "E" p 353 1 Oct 1881 George W. MANLY*\ Anna MOORE* (77) Bk "F" p 148 3 Jul 1884 Andrew J. MANLY* age 22\ Margaret L. TURNER* age 24 (83) (d/o John & Margaret Dennis TURNER?) Bk "G" p 36 28 Jan 1888 William C. BROWN* age 22\ Jennie MANLEY age 19 (83) More marriages (ORR, WHITE, WATSON, BUCKNER (some I missed) to follow in another posting late tomorrow.