Ok I took a really close look at it, zoomed in to 200% and used the magnifying glass and I read Machinist Making Repairs (Reapers) and the 3 letters or 4 at the end are hard to tell, I even went down the list to see and found 2 others with the same thing, is it possible that it could be a company within that area and those are the initials. I looked back at the previous page and there are 3 people together who have the same thing, and after looking over the rest of the document, I have concluded that it could be the month of JUNE, not sure why the person would do that. But if there was a machine shop in the area that did some woodworking or metal working it could be the company initials or a short name. Just a thought. Robert -----Original Message----- From: Ann [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Friday, April 07, 2006 5:40 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [OH-CENSUS] 1870/Butler County /Kahl I would appreciate someone would look up the below census and tell me what occupation he has. I can read the last word on his occupation says machinist reapers ???? KAHL, HERMAN (1870 U.S. Census) OHIO , BUTLER, 2-WD HAMILTON Age: 43, Male, Race: WHITE, Born: HANO Series: M593 Roll: 1176 Page: 66 Thanks, Joyce ==== OH-CENSUS-LOOKUP Mailing List ==== To Unsub from the List or Digest, type the word unsubscribe in the subject line of a NEW email and send it to: [email protected] ( if you're subscribed to the list) or [email protected] (if you're subscribed to the digest). ============================== 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=1459 9&targetid=5429