This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --------------515A2D56FEB8203A5AA37EDF Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Hi George, I had some difficulty with the Stoll & Mayer families and it appears that the Census takers did, too. In 1850 it looks like they were English speakers tryng to record German names given to them by people with serious German accents. Stoll = Stull First name in Erhard's case = A for Airhart! Mayer = Myer Here are my Erhard Stoll Census Transcriptions [With additions]: I realize you know most of this but it's a simple cut and paste from my notes: >From Wurtemberg Immigration Index: Stoll, Erhard & F Birth Date: Birth Place: Maisenbach District: Neuenbürg Application Date: Feb 1847 Destination: N.-Amer Number: 838502.00 LDS FHL Microfilm According to George Irwin's World Family Tree Vol 2 Tree # 5460: Erhardt came to the United States in 1847. He sailed to New York then went by steamer and wagon to Springfield, Illinois. He went on to Chestnut, Illinois in 1848 1848: Purchased 80 Acres, Sect 4, Laenna Twp, Logan Co., Ill 1850 US Census: No Twp listed, Logan Co, IL: FHL# 0007 689/NARA Roll 116, page 200 Enumerated on the 28th day of Sep. 452, 457 Ahart Stull, 42, Farmer, 1200, Germany Mary, 40 [Mary Agnes Rentschler, m1 Dittus, m2 Stoll] Frederick, 17, Attends School [Fred Dittus/Stoll m. Sarah Hagenbuch] Katharine, 15, Attends School [m. George Schaffenacker] Barbary, 11, Attends School [Anna Barbara m. William Rupp] Ahart, 7, Attends School [m. Anna Catherine Mayer] Mathew, 6 [m1. Mary Gehlbach, m2. Christina Volle] Georg, 5 [m. Wilhelmina Maus] Jacob, 6/12 [m. Mary Roos] 1860 U.S. Census: Mt Pulaski, Logan Co., IL, FHL# 0803 200, page 203 Ulrich Stoll is living next door with the Schaffenackers (daughter Katherine) Sometimes it’s hard to look at these old records: This census taker was at the home on the 24th day of July 1860. Erhard Stoll would be dead within 2 weeks. Erhard’s age should have been 52. 1448 1478 A Stull, 50 Farmer, 5000, 800. Germany Mary, 50 Germany Barbara, 18 Germany Ahart, 16 Germany, Attends school Mat, 14 Germany, Attends school Geo, 13 Germany, Attends school Jacob, 10 IL , Attends school 1870 Census: Leannna, Logan, IL - page 74 Living next to George Schaffenacker and her daughter Anna Katharine Schaffenacker Stoll Mary, 61 Keeps house 4.000 - 1.000 George 23 Farmer Not listed - 16.500 (could be 6,500) Jacob 20 works in farm Hope this helps my Stoll family relatives, Penny Husler ______________________________ --------------515A2D56FEB8203A5AA37EDF Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; name="nsmail2" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline; filename="nsmail2"