I have received the following email from Lori Ammerman clarifying what exactly the Brand book is and some errors found on the 1850 Jennings census (Lori is the one who gave me the 1850 info to put on the page). Terry >From Lori (I had asked if the Brand book was for horses): Yes. But it's not just for horses, it was for any livestock, there is even at least one goose brand registered. During the early settlement times, livestock were not confined to pens or by fences much. And at times they would stray even when they were penned. And then there was the need to identify should they be stolen. So the farmer registered his "brand" which consisted of a special way the animal's ear was notched/clipped/cropped or in the goose's case the way the webbing on the feet were marked. You didn't have to be a real estate owner to register your brand, so for some who were renters, this might be the only way to put your family in the area during this early settlement time. Not every county calls this their brand book. I've seen a couple that are listed as "Estray" books. I have a disc to leave at the library that will correct the Columbia Township 1850 census information. I have no idea how the mix up occurred. It looks like when I sorted the names that it didn't keep the name with its other information. It appears that the other townships are OK, but Columbia is really messed up. I went back and took my first copy and checked it against the microfilm. My original work was correct, somehow the sorting was botched. So this second try should be good. Please add my apology for the mix up in the first attempt.