This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/wd3.2ACIB/978.1.1.1 Message Board Post: Pat, I would go for the baptismal records on those children to see if Andrew's siblings served as godparents ... Bridget could be the widown of another brother with an Andrew in this family?????) Bridgit NOLAN Self W Female W 49 IREL Keeping House IREL IREL Mary NOLAN Dau M Female W 21 WI At Home IREL --- Andrew NOLAN Son S Male W 20 WI Farmer --- --- Christopher NOLAN Son S Male W 17 WI At Home --- --- Levi NOLAN Son S Male W 14 WI --- --- Louis NOLAN Son S Male W 10 WI At School --- --- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Source Information: Census Place Ridgeville, Monroe, Wisconsin Family History Library Film 1255439 NA Film Number T9-1439 Page Number 162A Co genie page: http://www.rootsweb.com/~wimonroe/ This is from a "cached" page in google - the 1860 census. The "family number" would indicate who lived with whom. http://216.239.39.100/search?q=cache:zd4KU278tN4C:www.rootsweb.com/~wimonroe/census/1860/1860-ridgeville.html+1860+census+wigenweb+monroe+ridgeville&hl=en&lr=lang_en|lang_el|lang_ja|lang_sv&ie=UTF-8 Ridgeville: (I think this is a missing brother - Bridget(widow's) husband) Ridgeville 717 Nolan Chris 6/12 WI Ridgeville 717 Nolan Mary A. 1 WI Ridgeville 717 Nolan Bridget 28 Ireland Ridgeville 717 Nolan John 37 Farmer Ireland Ridgeville 716 Nolan Christopher 1 WI Ridgeville 716 Nolan Mathew 4 Conn. Ridgeville 716 Nolan Mary 6 Conn. Ridgeville 716 Nolan William 7 Conn. Ridgeville 716 Nolan Ann 30 Ireland Ridgeville 716 Nolan Aandrew 35 Ireland (PARENTS???? W/ANOTHER DAUGHTER AND YOUNG JAMES AND ANOTHER SON JACKSON??) Ridgeville 652 Whelan James 5 Penn. Ridgeville 652 Whelan Ann 30 Ireland Ridgeville 652 Nolan Jackson 21 Farm Lab. Ireland Ridgeville 652 Nolan James 23 Farm Lab. Ireland Ridgeville 652 Nolan Mary 50 Ireland Ridgeville 652 Nolan James 60 Ireland These are the only other Nolans born in IRE in the 1880 census in Monroe Co: James NOLAN - 1880 United States Census / Wisconsin Self Gender: Male Birth: <1829> IREL 2. Elvira NOLAN - 1880 United States Census / Wisconsin Wife Gender: Female Birth: <1831> IREL (JAMES' WIFE) 3. Bridgit NOLAN - 1880 United States Census / Wisconsin Self Gender: Female Birth: <1831> IREL 4. Andrew NOLAN - 1880 United States Census / Wisconsin Self Gender: Male Birth: <1820> IREL This looks good! Kate in Chicago