Thanks for the suggestions! :-) Jeannie.Fleck ----- Original Message ----- From: "heyfebirt" <heyfebirt@core.com> To: <OH-CENSUS-LOOKUP-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, June 28, 2004 3:43 PM Subject: [OH-CENSUS] Re: Copies of Census ??? | If your family was located there in 1840 & 1860, did you | check to see who the nearby neighbors were, and compare | that info to the family & neighbors from the 1850 census ? | Something to consider anyway, as well as looking for land, | tax, directory sources and an actual birth record on the youngest | child (Elizabeth) since the age was listed as 1 year old | I wouldn't assume this is a mistake and that this is actually the | family your seeking without checking out other source records. | I've seen some huge mispellings in surnames from census records | but nothing close to what you mention. | At least not yet :o) | Good Luck, | J