This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/Th.2ADI/2201.1 Message Board Post: I'm not related. Does this fit? From the 1880 census - Name: George W. Anstett Home in 1880: Fairfield, De Kalb, Indiana Age: 46 Occupation: Farmer Estimated Birth Year: abt 1834 BirthPlace: Pennsylvania Relation to head-of-household: Self Spouses's Name: Mary J. Father's birthplace: FRA Mother's birthplace: GER Mary J. - 35, b. NY Emma J. - 15, b. Ind. William - 14, b. Ind. Franklin E. - 12, b. Ind. Dellia M. - 10, b. Ind. Minnie A. - 8, b. Ind. George A. - 6, b. Ind. Edward D. - 5, b. Ind. From the 1900 census - Name: Mary J. Anstett Home in 1900: Salem, Steuben, Indiana Age: 54 Birth Year: Dec. 1846 BirthPlace: New York Relationship to head-of-house: Head Esther - 18, b. Dec. 1881, Ind., daughter From the 1870 census - This is Charles and the name is written this way most likely because that's what the census taker heard. Name: Charles Ansted Occupation: Tailor Estimated Birth Year: abt 1827 Age in 1870: 43 BirthPlace: France Home in 1870: Salem, Steuben, Indiana Sarah - 33, b. Oh Samuel - 9, b. Ind. George - 7, b. Ind. Emma - 6, b. Ind. From the 1870 census - Name: Susanna Ansted Estimated Birth Year: abt 1801 Age in 1870: 69 BirthPlace: France Home in 1870: Salem, Steuben, Indiana George - 70, b. France, retired farmer No children or grand-children at home From the 1860 census - This is George before he was married. Name: George Ausldtse (NOTE SPELLING) Age in 1860: 25 Occupation: Farm laborer Birth Year: abt 1835 BirthPlace: Pennsylvania Home in 1860: Salem, Steuben, Indiana Use this for the 1880 census - 1880 US Census – The Mormon Church Files LDS (Free, indexed and searchable) Click on the SEARCH tab at top of page Look for US Census on the left side of screen http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/default.asp