I got your response. I believe you are right, that this Benjamin Hodson is my grandfather. I have no birth or death information to substantiate this. I do know that Benjamin is buried at Buena Vista Cemetery near Winchester, and that there is a Joshua Hodson buried at the Union Chapel Cemetery just West of Carlos. Joshua lived from 1833 to 1890 according to the cemetery records. That would make him the right age to be Benjamin's father. If we are going by the census data would have put his birth date around 1861. At the time of the 1880 census, Joshua would have been 46 so the birth date is right....if the census was taken before his 47th birthday. I plan a trip to Indiana late summer early fall to check out these sites and visit other relatives. Thanks for your response.