This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/BGB.2ACI/426.1 Message Board Post: 1870 shows Julia living with her son Ervin in Lenawee cty. Mich. Can't find him in Mich. in 1880. 1870 shows "Alvin Crane" in Lenawee cty. Mich. Note spelling. He is listed as "Melvin" in 1880 in Lenawee cty. Mich. Use these for searching - US GENWEB SITE http://www.us-census.org/inventory/ ftp://ftp.us-census.org/pub/usgenweb/census/mi/ SK Publications – State/County Census Records http://www.skpub.com/genie/censuscd.html 1870 Michigan Census = (Free, indexed and searchable, actual census page) http://envoy.libofmich.lib.mi.us/1870_census/ 1880 US Census – The Mormon Church Files LDS (Free, indexed and searchable) Click on the SEARCH tab at top of page Look for 1880 US Census on the left side of screen http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/default.asp Michigan Genealogical Death Indexing System (Free and searchable) http://www.mdch.state.mi.us/PHA/OSR/gendisx/search2.htm Jack & Marianne Dibean – Marriage Index Links = FREE Scroll down page and look for a link “Search the New Marriages” http://www.mifamilyhistory.org/dibeanindex/dibean_county.html