Marcia, The following information on above surnames from the 1850 Louisa Co. Census and listings in the Louisa Co Marriage's book. The numbers in () following the marr. listing is the page num. of the book I am checking and I have used * to indicate that surname is on the census. Columbus City Twp: 179\180 Dennis, Asher age 21, day labor, b VA; (in Patrick Colton household). 191\192 Dennis, John age 60, farmer, b MD; Melvin age 25, farmer b VA; John age 22, farmer, b VA; William age 16, farmer, b VA; Sidney J. age 13 b VA; Mervin age 12, b IN; Oliver P. age 7 b IN. Mortality Schedule lists Catharine Dennis (marr.) age 50 b VA d Apr of congestive chills-ill 4 days (Columbus City). 114\115 Dennis, Patrick age 17, farmer, b VA (in John Cleaves household). 179\180 Colton, Patrick age 52, farmer, b Ireland; Hannah age 33, b Ireland; William age 24, farmer, b NJ; James age 18, farmer, b PA; Ellen age 16, b PA; Edward age 13, b PA; John age 11 b PA; Francis (male) age 7, b IA; Thomas age 4, b IA. (also in this household) Mary Carson (nee Colton), age 23 b NJ; Mark A. Carson age 24, farmer, b TN; Ellen P. age 1 b IA. (Mark & Mary were married 6 Jul 1847 bk "A" pg 75). 114\115 Cleaves, John age 6 (?) physician, b MD; Elizabeth age 4, b IA; Sarah J. age 1, b IA; Ruhamey age 1/12, b IA; Margaret A. age 1, b IA; Ellen age 1/12 b IA. (no indication that those with same age are twins. A marr. record, "A" pg 8, 12 Jan 1843 is listed for John Cleaves & Elizabeth Stronach. She doesn't appear on the mort. sched. One other Cleaves fam. is listed in Wapello Twp. if anyone interested) Bk "A" pg 173 20 Feb 1851 Asher Dennis age 21\ Nancy Winters* age 23 (13) Bk "A" pg 42 27 Aug 1845 John Turner*\Margaret Dennis* (7) Bk " " 279 19 Mar 1854 Patrick Dennis*\Penelope Jane Tuttle* (17) Bk "D" pg 9 21 Jun 1867 William W. Carringer\Martha L. Dennis* (43) Bk "D" pg 383 5 Mar 1874 Joseph Kauffman*\Mary E. Dennis* (59) Bk "G" pg 179 2 Oct 1889 William Hoha age 26\ Anna Dennis-- (94) Bk "I" pg 128 25 Dec 1899 William A. Dennis* age 33\ Mary Taylor* age 19 (116)