Hi Lois, This is what I see on Ancestry. Both occupations are "Grocer". John McMahon's children are Bridget, Thomas, Mary, James and Peter. Also, the first John's dwelling # is 313, the family # is 351. The second John, family's # is 352, but it's the same dwelling #, so they were living together. I'd guess they were extended family of the well known John Van Lear McMahon, the attorney is Cumberland. Happy New Year! Karen Cresap ----- Original Message ----- From: "Lois Zelina" <zelinalois@yahoo.com> To: <MDALLEGA@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, January 02, 2011 2:11 PM Subject: [MDALLEGA] A question on the 1850 census > Happy New Year everyone, > Sometime ago (year or so) I downloaded a page from the 1850 census for > BALTIMORE > 6th ward. Dwelling 351 on that page of the census is John McMahon and his > family. Can anyone decipher what his job was? It begins with a "G" but I > cannot > figure out what it is. Also the children are Bridget, Thomas,, Mary, > ????? and > Peter. Unknown child is a boy. > Dwelling #353 is another John McMahon age 30 who has a job that also > begins > with a "G" but I am not sure it is the same as the the earlier John's job. > This family eventually ended up in Allegheny County but I do not know > where. > Daughter Bridget is my great grandmother. > Any help with these questions will get this new year off to a great start > for > me. > Thank you, > LoisZ. > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > MDALLEGA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message