Hello, I don't have access to all the censuses- but I did find the following that shows Airy was "widowed" and that her son's middle name was Franklin", It also gived Benjamin's wife's given names and lists his mother as Arey--only 2 small clues.--Hope it helps: Welthy Nachtigal ***Name : Airy Johnston--Residence : Monroe, Ohio, United States Gender : Female--Age : 56--Birth date : 1824--Birth place : Ohio Relationship to head-of-household : HD------Occupation : Keeping House Father birth place : --- Mother birth place : --- Marital status : Widowed******* Race or color : W Census city : Census township : Franklin Township--Census county : Monroe--Census state : OH NARA film number : T9-1050--Page : 460--Film number : 1255050--Collection : 1880 United States Census ***Name : Benjamin Johnston--Residence : Monroe, Ohio, United States--Gender : Male Age : 18--Birth date : 1862--Birth place : Ohio Relationship to head-of-household : SON--Occupation : Works Out Father birth place : OH--Mother birth place : OH--Marital status : Single Race or color : W Census city : Census township : Franklin Township Census county : Monroe--Census state : OH--NARA film number : T9-1050--Page : 460 Film number : 1255050--Collection : 1880 United States Census *** Name : Benjamin Franklin Johnston Titles : Death date : 01 Jul 1943 Death place : Coventry Twp., Summit, Ohio Birth date : 28 Mar 1862 Estimated birth year : Birth place : Woodsfield, O. Age at death : 81 years 3 months 3 days Gender : Male Marital status : Widowed Race or color : Caucasian Street address : Lakota Ave. Occupation : Unemployed Residence : Burial date : 03 Jul 1943 Burial place : Barnesville, Ohio Cemetery name : Spouces name-Spouse name : Katherine Iola Father name : Johnston Father titles : Father birth place : Ohio Mother's name- : Arey Mother titles : Mother birth place : Ohio GSU film number : 2024137 Digital GS number : 4122075 Image number : 3167 Certificate number : fn 46796 Collection : Ohio Deaths 1908-1953