Interesting codes? I'll clean up the census record. 1880 Cairo census: Joseph GARRISON Self M Male W 52 NY Farmer NY NY Lovina GARRISON Wife M Female W 52 NY Keeping House NY NY That's much better. Cindy In a message dated 9/22/2005 6:12:26 AM Pacific Daylight Time, SHINDEI2@aol.com writes: I'm not researching this name but . . there is a Lovinia/Lavina/Lavinia Elliott who married Joseph Garrison. They lived in Cairo. I know of at least one son named Edward. 1880 Cairo census: _Joseph GARRISON_ (http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Search/census/individual_record.asp?INDI_CODE =1880US_10657462_0&frompage=5) Self M Male W 52 NY Farmer NY NY _Lovina GARRISON_ (http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Search/census/individual_record.asp?INDI_CODE =1880US_10657462_1&frompage=5) Wife M Female W 52 NY Keeping House NY NY The census puts her birth year as 1828. Could she be your great grandpa's sister? Cindy In a message dated 9/22/2005 4:52:46 AM Pacific Daylight Time, CAPTTOM3@aol.com writes: Is any one on the list researching the Elliotts of Green County. My GG Grandfather John Elliott b 1792 in Ireland was in Greene County 1825 when my G Grandfather George K. Elliott was born in 1825. Thanks. Tom ==== NYGREENE Mailing List ==== Greene County - Abstracts of Wills 1800-1900 - going on-line now! http://www.rootsweb.com/~nygreen2 ==== NYGREENE Mailing List ==== Over 200 Greene County cemeteries fully transcribed - look up your ancestor! http://www.rootsweb.com/~nygreen2 ============================== New! Family Tree Maker 2005. Build your tree and search for your ancestors at the same time. Share your tree with family and friends. Learn more: http://landing.ancestry.com/familytreemaker/2005/tour.aspx?sourceid=14599&targetid=54 29