I have no further information or explanation. All I know is that any Randolph County 1870 census microfilm or book that I have looked at only includes the 4 townships which I mentioned. I was always perplexed to think that only 4 townships were enumerated that census year and always wondered why. At present I have nothing more to rely on other than the comment that I had read in re to the Carpetbaggers. (I don't even remember to book) If, indeed, there is more to the 1870 R C census than those 4 townships, I know there will be a lot of happy folks out there. I for one! Would love to find Lee's g-g-grandfather, Jesse R Pratt, in the 1870 census. He was in Randolph Co residing either in Shiloh or Warm Springs Township. If you find him, please let me know. Betty Tucker Nancy <lacywinston@earthlink.net> wrote:Betty, Can you find any further information about the lost 1870 census records? The AIS Census Indexes list heads of household/variant surnames for all the townships in Randolph County, but the corresponding census page images only cover pp416-512. Now, somebody had to have the original records in order to compile the AIS Census Indexes. So, apparently those townships were enumerated, but something happened to the original census books after the information was recorded. There's a bit of info about the AIS Census Indexes at the url below, but nothing mentioned of destroyed/excluded districts: http://www.ancestry.com/search/rectype/census/ais/faq.htm Help us, Betty! PLEASE! N --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Web Hosting - Let the expert host your site

Betty, Thought perhaps your Jesse might have come across the line.. Don¹t have JESSE in Oregon Co. 1870 Census, but do have William: Moore Twp., P.O. Alton, p41 #290-291 PRATT, William, age 45, Farm Laborer AL Ann, age 38, keeps house, MO Elender, age 9, a female, MO Jacob, age 5, MO Francis, age 2, a male, MO Lanita

humm.. I have Pratt's in my line to. In Wisc. Iowa area. (my mother in Laws Maiden name) we don't know much about them as her great grandfather was evidentally orphaned.. Lanita M wrote: >Betty, > >Thought perhaps your Jesse might have come across the line.. Don¹t have >JESSE in Oregon Co. 1870 Census, but do have William: > > Moore Twp., P.O. Alton, p41 #290-291 >PRATT, >William, age 45, Farm Laborer AL >Ann, age 38, keeps house, MO >Elender, age 9, a female, MO >Jacob, age 5, MO >Francis, age 2, a male, MO > >Lanita > > > > >