Jeff: Mexico is a Town in the County of Oxford, in the State of Maine. Here is Dad, Mom, sisters and brothers. Also John, but it shows him as age 21 and going to school! Maybe in College/University, or maybe a typo error in translation, or error on part of the census taker. But it looks like a good bet that you have found your errant boy. If you have access to LDS library, you may be able to order the FHL Film 1254484, Page 78C, and get further info on this family. Barbara 1880 Census Place: Mexico, Oxford, Maine Source: FHL Film 1254484 National Archives Film T9-0484 Page 78C Relation Sex Marr Race Age Birthplace Jarvis W RICHARDS Self M M W 52 ME Occ: Farmer Fa: ME Mo: ME Elizebeth L RICHARDS Wife F M W 50 ME Occ: Keeping House Fa: MA Mo: MA Pearl H RICHARDS Dau F S W 18 ME Occ: Teaching School Fa: ME Mo: ME John E RICHARDS Son M S W 21 ME Occ: At School Fa: ME Mo: ME Hiram T RICHARDS Son M S W 16 ME Occ: Farm Laborer Fa: ME Mo: ME Elvena A RICHARDS Dau F S W 9 ME Occ: At Home Fa: ME Mo: ME Sarah A RICHARDS Dau F S W 4 ME Occ: At Home Fa: ME Mo: ME Mary A RICHARDS Dau F S W 4 ME Occ: At Home Fa: ME Mo: ME Fred A VIRGIN Other M S W 23 ME Occ: Farm Laborer Fa: ME Mo: ME

Dear Maine Census look up, dear Barbara, I now have the death certificate for my g-grandfather, and his full name was John Albert Richards, date of birth 25 October 1865, place of birth Maine. In the census lookup which you provided me (which is included below), there is a John Richards (John E., to be sure), listed as being 21. I upgraded my ancestry.com membership to view the original census image, but alas, there are still some bugs in the system, and I couldn't zoom in on the page to read the handwriting. In the IGI at familysearch.com this John Richards is given as the son of Jarvis and Elizabeth with a birthdate as "around 1865". Everything would fit except the age "21" given in the census. But, alas, there is another complication: In the 1880 California census there is a John Richards listed in Fresno County as being age 16 and having as his birthplace "New Hampshire." I am trying to get information about John Richards in New Hampshire, but it hasn't quite worked out yet. So I have two John Richards in 1880 that are the candidates for my g-grandfather, the one in Maine, age 21, and the other in California, age 16, originally from New Hampshire. Any advice or help you might be able to give would be much appreciated. And many thanks in advance for your previous help as well. Maybe this brick wall will finally fall... Sincerely yours, Jeff ----- Original Message ----- From: <Riwilak@aol.com> To: <ME-CENSUS-LOOKUP-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, August 19, 2001 11:10 PM Subject: Re: John Richards, again > Jeff: Mexico is a Town in the County of Oxford, in the State of Maine. > > Here is Dad, Mom, sisters and brothers. Also John, but it shows him as age > 21 and going to school! Maybe in College/University, or maybe a typo error > in translation, or error on part of the census taker. But it looks like a > good bet that you have found your errant boy. If you have access to LDS > library, you may be able to order the FHL Film 1254484, Page 78C, and get > further info on this family. Barbara > > 1880 Census Place: Mexico, Oxford, Maine > Source: FHL Film 1254484 National Archives Film T9-0484 Page 78C > Relation Sex Marr Race Age Birthplace > Jarvis W RICHARDS Self M M W 52 ME > Occ: Farmer Fa: ME Mo: ME > Elizebeth L RICHARDS Wife F M W 50 ME > Occ: Keeping House Fa: MA Mo: MA > Pearl H RICHARDS Dau F S W 18 ME > Occ: Teaching School Fa: ME Mo: ME > John E RICHARDS Son M S W 21 ME > Occ: At School Fa: ME Mo: ME > Hiram T RICHARDS Son M S W 16 ME > Occ: Farm Laborer Fa: ME Mo: ME > Elvena A RICHARDS Dau F S W 9 ME > Occ: At Home Fa: ME Mo: ME > Sarah A RICHARDS Dau F S W 4 ME > Occ: At Home Fa: ME Mo: ME > Mary A RICHARDS Dau F S W 4 ME > Occ: At Home Fa: ME Mo: ME > Fred A VIRGIN Other M S W 23 ME > Occ: Farm Laborer Fa: ME Mo: ME > > > ==== ME-CENSUS-LOOKUP Mailing List ==== > To Unsub from digest mail mode, send the command "unsubscribe" to > XX-CENSUS-LOOKUP-D-request@rootsweb.com (Remove the XX and replace it with your state abbreviation ) > > ============================== > Search over 1 Billion names at Ancestry.com! > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/rwlist1.asp >