Dimmett family from the 1880 census: Edwin, age 44, farmer born in Ohio, father Va, mother Ohio Anna: wife, 35?, keeping house, born IL, father OH, mother IL Lincoln, 16, farmer, b IL, father OH, mother IL Minerva?, 11, dau, at school, b IL, (parents as above) Cora, 4, dau, b IL, (parents as above) Jesse, 1, dau, b NE, (parents as above) Very interesting that just above the family is the family of James Dimmett 66, farmer born in VA, father MD, mother VA Sarah, 61, wife, keeping house, b Oh parents in VA Wm Henry 22, son, farmer, b IL, parents in Va & Oh Rich, Edwin, 24, nephew, farmer b IL, father OH, mother OH Dimmett Hardon, 22, nephew, farmer, b IL, father Va, mother IL You might want to check the 1885 census in Cass county for this family as well. And since the ancestry.com indexes show a bunch of other Dimmetts in Cass county, you may want to just go to the nearest Family History Center or library where you can access the reel for Cass county, and go through it very carefully as the entire family may have moved there. With Edwin showing up in several families, one might suspect that somebody else's father/grandfather is also an Edwin. Good luck with your searches. Karen