This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg//Jm.2ADE/179.1 Message Board Post: JO wrote, "... Mary Elizabeth Hall ... was born Oct. 5, 1842 in Port Clinton, Ottawa County, OH. ... I do not know the names of her parents " Jo, a Mary HALL born 1842 is enumerated in the 1850 census in OH Ottawa Erie. Her parents' names are Thomas and Ann, and she has several siblings. I will email the census page image directly to you. [Source: 1850 US Census, OH Ottawa Erie, Dwelling 215, Family 215] The Ohio Marriages 1803-1900 index at ancestry.com shows the following marriage (20 years earlier than the date you posted): Name: GAMBLE, J. L. Spouse: HALL, MARY E. Marriage Date: 01 Dec 1868 County: Ottawa State: OH