Posted on: Whiteside Co. Illinois Queries Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Il/Whiteside/742 Surname: Plant, Oliver, Murray ------------------------- Just in case, I checked 1880 and in Sterling, on Market Street was: Plant, Ira M 68 M Carpenter CT CT CT Ellen J. F 57 M Wife VT IR IR Oliver, Ella F 26 M Dau IL CT VT Murray, Hattie F 19 M Dau Visitor IL CT VT Plus 3 others who were boarders. This is kind of interesting, a few inconsistencies (the census has lots of those!). The birth places of the parents of Ella and Hattie match Ira and Ellen although Ella at least was by Ellen (Jane)'s first husband, Henry born VT. Hattie is shown as married, but with her maiden name of Murray (Murry). Did she marry a Murray, or was this an error? Where was Ella Oliver's husband, hattie was shown as a visitor, but Ella seemed to be living with Ira and Ellen. She is shown as Married, not Widowed, so her husband must be around somewhere. OLIVER, STEPHEN F MURRAY, ELLA WHITESIDE 06/08/1876 / 00004188 I checked for Stephen Oliver, but he does not appear in the 1880 census in Whiteside. Bob