This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Bussing Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/Vm.2ADE/992.1 Message Board Post: Les, Here are some things to try to find info on the Bussings. Go to the Kansas State Historical Society (KSHS) site online. (http://www.kshs.org/). You can get a microfilm copy of the 1885 Kansas State Census:(http://www.kshs.org/library/cens6ks.htm) through Interlibrary Loan. You get the reel number and info from the KSHS site and contact your library to get the reel sent to your hometown library. You can then look at the reel in the comfort of your hometown library. KSHS doesn't charge for this service. The service is totally free. You might have to wait a few days for the film to arrive. Hutchinson is in Reno County, but you'll need to know the township that they lived in, since they lived outside of Hutchinson, so that you get the right microfilm. If you don't know the township, you'll have to search the townships surrounding Hutchinson. If you want some info on your other names, try the online index search for the Kansas State 1895 Census at the KSHS site: (http://www.kshs.org/library/cens8ks.htm). I put in all three surnames for Bussing, Totman, & Bradford. There were a lot of results for Totman & Bradford, but none for Bussing. Hope this helps. Carl Sprouse