Can't help commenting on all the census lookup requests--- People, remember to look at the links for the Houghton County page. The 1870 census is linked with images, and searchable. The 1880 census is searchable at the LDS site, which is also linked. Things like the other census info, 1910, and so on, are available from the LDS -- you can find one near you by going to their site and putting in your town name --or Michigan Historical Society and other sources. Genealogy is the most fun when you do the research yourself. Many things are to be gained by looking at the pages before and after on a census record, too, you might be surprised by who else lives nearby. Alicia is too nice to say it, but she actually does have kids, and a family. Let's try to do some of the basic research ourselves, and use what is available already... Linda