Jeanne is right, I found the marriage Nehemiah Slater, Jr md Jane Jones in Vermillion Co., Jun 24, 1849 Good luck, Pat ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Subject: [INDIANA] Need help on reading 1850 IN Census Vermillion Co. > Date: Sat, 31 Mar 2001 21:36:57 EST > From: Slater677@cs.com > To: INDIANA-L@rootsweb.com > > Can someone help me read the given names on this census. The copy at the > library has been scrapped. > > Helts Twp. Pg. 25 H/H 340/345 > Slater - > N??? 21 M Blacksmith VA > ??? 20 F IN > Wiley A. 3/12 M IN > > Thanks for your help, > Cathy > > ______________________________ > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ >> > > > > I looked at my on-line FTM 1850 census images for Vermillion Co. and I'm not > sure either. The spot on the page there "N ??? " appears has been > scratched. Or maybe the census taker wasn't sure how to spell his name and > tried to erase his first efforts or wrote over it. My personal guess -- and > only a guess here -- is that your Slater's name was Nehemiah. The census > taker seems to have written Ne***mia with a taller letter in between. > Whoever indexed the page at FTM read it as "Naumia" which doesn't look right > to me. > > His wife's name appears to be Jane. The way they made J and I and L in > those days is very similar, but I compared the first initial in her name to > that of a couple of obvious J names (a John and a Josiah) and I think it's a > J. > > As for the baby -- again, I'm guessing but I think the middle initial is a > "G" and not an "A." And I don't see the "e" in Wiley. Looks more like > "Wily" to me. Could he have actually been a Willy (i.e., William)?? > > I hope you'll get several more people's opinions on this. I tried to find a > marriage record listing for them as they can't have been married for very > long, -- probably in 1848 or '49 -- but although there are a lot of Slaters, > I didn't see theirs. If you can find one, it might give another clue to > their names. > > Good luck. > > Jeanne Surber > > ______________________________ > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ >