1870 Transylvania County Census, Gloucester twp, hse #56 Owens, [Sam] age 22 ", Libby age 19 Owens, John age 72 - owns $800 worth of real estate ", Livina age 74 ", Martha age 12 - "At Home" Is this really a Sam? If so which of the fifty million Sam Owens is it? How is he related to John? Who is Martha? How is she connected? Next house, next mystery #57 is headed by a female age 27 whose name is so sqiggloed I am having a very difficult time making it out. But she has the following youngins: Sarah age 10 David age 7 Wm age 4 John age 2 She is hopefully the widow of an Owen - which one, what is her maiden name, and for that matter what is her given name? If not a widow, then which owen is her Daddy? For that matter, she could be an Owen who is also the widow of an Owen - these things happened. -- Linda Hoxit Raxter http://www.rootsquest.com/~alextree lraxter@citcom.net Western North Carolina Cemeteries and More! American Local History Network - Transylvania County, NC Coordinator Related to at least half the county at least once ; )