Hello Juliann: I was surprised when I read your query on the 1850 OH Census Look-up re: Barbara Meyer. For some time I had been trying to find out about a name I saw on the 1880 Census for Colerain, Hamilton County, Ohio. Living in the household of my maternal great grandfather, John Gaiser ( born 1829 in Walddorf, Tübingen, Schwarzwald, Wurttemburg, Germany), was Barbara Meyer, born 1802 in Wurttemburg, Germany, a widow living with her daughter (John's second wife, Dorothea Linz, whom he married in 1874, after my maternal great grandmother, Wilhelmina Hine died in 1871). Barbara's 17 year old grand-daughter, Caroline Linz (born 1863 in OH) also lived in the household. The census says that Caroline's father was from Wurttemberg and her mother was born in OH. Although the age is wrong for Barbara Meyer, I have found in past research that she was the widow of Henry Meyer. I wonder if this Barbara Meyer (b. 1802) also had a daughter Barbara Meyer who may have died or if actually the daughter's name was Dorothea Linz). If so, this could be the one you were looking for. I have found many errors in the census and other records, especially where the interviewee did not have good command of the English language (as German was most often spoken in the home in that time period). Please let me know if I can be of further assistance to you. Kindest regards, Judy Hughes judyh@dnet.net You can easily find this information by going to www.familysearch.org Search for Ancestors, and enter the name Barbara Meyer, Birth year 1802, and the 1880 Census for Ohio listing should come up. Click on her name and you should be directed to Family History Library Film 1255022, NA Film Number T9-1022, page 48D.