More Ellis items, which may or may not be either new or helpful: Hugh MacDougall Official Historian Village of Cooperstown 8 Lake Street, Cooperstown, NY 13326-1016 coophist@stny.rr.com 1900 US Census, Iowa, Page County, Lincoln Township, p. 139, 194-198 John Snyder, white, male, head, age 56, born Feb. 1844, married, married 11 years. Farmer. Owns Farm. Born IN, parents born Germany. Farm schedule 60 Martha E. Snyder, white, female, wife, age 45, born July 1854, married, married 11 years, 3 children, 3 living. Born MI, parents born NY Ettie J. Snyder, white, female, daughter, age 9, born Sept. 1890, single. Born IA, father born IN, mother born MI Mary E. Snyder, white, female, daughter, age 8, born Feb. 1892, single. Born IA, father born IN, mother born MI Myrtle L. Snyder, white, female, daughter, age 6, born Oct. 1893, single. Born IA, father born IN, mother born MI Elonzo Ellis, white, male, Father-in-law, age 87, born Feb. 1813, widowed. Born NY, father born RI, mother born RI 1880 US Census, Iowa, Page County, Lincoln Township, p. 480C, 277-282 Wm. N. Ellis, white, male, age 36, married. Farmer. Born NY, parents born NY Sarah Ellis, white, female, wife, age 30. Keeping house. Born IN, parents born KY Eva Ellis, white, female, daughter, age 7, single. Born IA, father born NY, mother born IN Norah Ellis, white, female, daughter, age 5, single. Born IA, father born NY, mother born IN Edna Ellis, white, female, daughter, age 3, single. Born IA, father born NY, mother born IN Halleck Ellis, white, male, son, age 9 mos., born September, single. Born IA, father born NY, mother born IN Alonzo Ellis, white, male, father, age 68, divorced. Boarding. Born NY, parents born NY Alice Delse, white, female, niece, age 22, single. Boarding. Born IA, father born Prussia, mother born IN 2 laborers. 1870 US Census, Iowa, Page County, Lincoln Township p. 444A, 1081-1081 William Ellis, white, male, age 27. Farmer. Real property $800, personal property $900. Born NY p. 444B, 1082-1082 Jane Ellis, white, female, age 26. Keeping house. Real property $300, personal property $200. Born IN [This is probably a page turnover error, and she is really his wife] p. 448B, 1145-1145 Daniel Coyley, white, male, age 30. Farmer. Real property $1600, personal property $800. Born PA Mary Coyley, white, female, age 35. Keeping House. Born NY William Coyley, white, male, age 3. Born IA George Coyley, white, male, age 1. Born IA Martha Ellis, white, female, age 16. House keeping. Born MI Alice Ellis, white, female, age 6. Born IA. Attended school. 1870 US Census, Iowa, Page County, Washington Township (College Springs), p. 510A, 1348-1348 Dewit C. Ellis, white, male, age 28. Farmer. Real property $2000, personal property $900. Born NY Caroline Ellis, white, female, age 26. Keeping House. Born IN Ellonora Ellis, white, female, age 2. Born IA Minnie Ellis, white, female, age 1. Born IA Alonzo Ellis, white, male, age 62. Farmer. Born NY 1860 US Census -- No luck as yet 1850 US Census, Michigan, Clinton County, DeWitt, p. 49, 21-21 Elonzo Ellis, white, male, age 35. Farmer. Real property $1000. Born NY Phebe Ellis, white, female, age 25. Born NY DeWitt C. Ellis, white, male, age 8. Born NY. Attended school. William N. Ellis, white, male, age 6. Born NY. Attended school. Mary E. Ellis, white, female, age 4. Born NY. Attended school. Rachel H. Ellis, white, female, age 1. Born MI. Mary Ellis, white, female, age 75. Born RI. Cannot read or write. 1840 US Census, New York, Onondaga County, Onondaga, p. 120 Alonzo Ellis 010001 100001 ===================== Some assorted Ellis listings, that may or may not relate to anything: 1850 US Census, New York, Onondaga County, Town of Fabius, p. 132, 152-157 Samuel Ellis, white, male, age 57. Farmer. Real property $5400. Born MA Sally Ellis, white, female, age 55. Born NY Stephen Ellis, white, male, age 30. Farmer. Real property $750. Born NY Jackson Ellis, white, male, age 18. Born NY Hiram Ellis, white, male, age 11. Born NY. Attended school. Sylvia Ellis, white, female, age 15. Born NY. Attended school. Esther Ellis, white, female, age 13. Born NY. Attended school. 1850 US Census, New York, Otsego County, Town of New Lisbon, p. 292, 1362-1488 Samuel Ellis, white, male, age 45. Farmer. Real property $1000. Born NY Elizabeth Ellis, white, female, age 22. Born NY. Cannot read or write. Mary Ellis, white, female, age 18. Born NY. Cornelia Ellis, white, female, age 12. Born NY Dewitt C. Ellis, white, male, age 8. Born NY. Attended school. Anna Weeks, white, female, age 65. Born NY. Attended school [sic]