According to the 1870 census of Transylvania County, my ancestor Alfred Fletcher, then 14 yrs old, was living in the household of James Lyons, then 54 yrs old. Can anyone tell me why Alfred Fletcher was in this household? The 1880 census of Transylvania shows Alfred living with his wife and mother. I cannot find him anywhere on the 1860 census. ( He wouldn't be on censuses after 1880 because he died in 1885.) How did he arrive at the Lyons household? --- gmf