Mary, This the first I've seen the word servant used. The copy of this record in my file doesn't extend all the way across so I can't verify if her occupation was listed as a servant. She certainly wouldn't have been working in the Dosing home, cause John Dosing was a miner - it's not like they had money to spare. Unless....Mary Dosing became ill as early as the 1900 census - she died Jan 1902. It should also list: Martin 17, Bertha 11 and James 8. 1900 St Francois, St Francois, Missouri John Dosing 55 Mary Dosing 45 Martin Dosing 17 Bertha Dosing 11 James Dosing 8 Ida Hughes 18 niece Thanks for letting me know this -Kay In a message dated 10/31/2008 3:27:34 PM Eastern Daylight Time, mandboconnor@msn.com writes: > > Here is what I found at Heritage Quest....St. Francois County, Mo., St. > Francois Township, > Flat River: > Census 1900 June 7, 1900 > Series T623 > Roll 887 > Pg. 219 > > > John Desing Head b. 1845 age 55 > Mary Desing Wife b. 1844 > Ida Hughes Niece b. 1882 Missouri Servant > F. b. Mo. > M. b. Tn. > > Hope this helps. > > Mary > ************** Plan your next getaway with AOL Travel. Check out Today's Hot 5 Travel Deals! (http://pr.atwola.com/promoclk/100000075x1212416248x1200771803/aol?redir=http://travel.aol.com/discount-travel?ncid=emlcntustrav00000001)