Thanks for the suggestion, Nancy. Yes, I have looked at the census for 1860 and 1870. Jerome, or Richard as he is sometimes listed, is listed on both of the census lists. But he disappears in 1880. I do have the names of his children. In fact, today, I visited the Historical Section of the Elsie, MI, library where the family lived and obtained a great quantity of material on the children. However, there was little information on Jerome Richard Sawyer. One of the very helpful ladies suggested that perhaps he was buried on the farm and his death never recorded. That would make sense since they were all farmers. If anyone ever needs to research a family from the Elsie-Ovid area, the library has great information including indexed lists for cemeteries, marriages, deaths (certificates), obituaries, family genealogies, and much more. And, the volunteers could not have been more helpful. Thanks, Nancy. Betsy In a message dated 11/8/2006 11:47:46 AM Eastern Standard Time, bartinsca@aol.com writes: > Have you looked for him in the 1850 and 1860 Census? You should be able to > > find him with the family. Nancy >