Thanks for the lists--of old occupations and of the old names for diseases. What an active and informative group! I'm new to this list, but not to genealogy. I'm seeking information about Connell family members who lived in Clinton Co., MI. The earliest info I've found is on the 1860 census where I found 18-year old John Connell, a common laborer, who was living with the H. W. Walton family in Bingham (St. Johns P. O.). H. W. is a butcher, and I have no idea if John was working for him, a boarder, or a relative. This John Connell, who was also a Civil War soldier, is an older brother of my great-grandmother Susan Adeline "Addie" Connell, born in 1852, and married in Dec. 1873 to DeWitt C. Wickham in Coopersville, MI. Addie is described as being from St. Johns, Clinton Co., MI on the marriage record. After they married, DeWitt and Addie resided in Pentwater, Oceana Co., MI. I have copies of the photos that were in DeWitt and Addie's photo album and am trying to identify as many people as possible. Other Connell family members seem to be Mary Catherine Connell Hubbell, born in 1850, married to a William Hubbell, and they had one child, Cora Hubbell, born in 1877. There was also a sister Elizabeth who was married with two children, but I do not know her married name. There is a photo of Addie's mother, but I have no idea what her name was at this point. I would welcome any suggestions about where to look for information about the Connell family members in MI, and also suggestions as to where I might find some help in identifying the photographs from DeWitt and Addie's album that cover the period from about 1875 to 1890. Marlene Moody