Hi Sandy, There are lots of Johnston's in Monroe Co in 1870-I'm trying to find Benjamin as an 8 or 9 yr old. Since he wasn't born in time for the 1860 census without names of his-Benjamin's- other bro's and sisters (besides Solomon) it's pretty hard to narrow in on a family in 1860. Here is one possibility for 1870-see if any of the names ring a bell; Monroe Co, Malaga twp, pg 155, Woodfield P.O. Wm L or S. Johnston, head, age 42, farm labor, $100, b. OH; Eve, age 34, keeping house, b. OH, Martha, age 17, helps mother, b. OH; Margaret, age 15, attends school, b. OH; Richard C., age 12, attends school, b. OH, cannot write; Bureguan J. (that's the way it is indexed but how the name is actually spelled is not easy to figure out-I am hoping that it is a misspelling of Benjamin-he's about the right age), age 9, attends school, b. OH; Anna V., age 7, b. OH; Lorina or Lovena A., age 4, b. OH; Wm F., age 1, b. OH; end of this household On the same page; Nancy Johnston, head, age 44, keeping house, $2000, $460, b. OH; Adam T or F, age 10, attends school, b. OH; James V., age 7, attends school, b. OH; John R., age 2, b. OH; end of this household. On the page prior to this (pg 154) is Eliza Johnston, age 13, b. OH, domestic servant in house of Henry Long age 80 and wife Hannah age 67; If you have any idea of who Howard's aunts and uncles were we can try again. Hope we can find the right family for you. The 1850, 1860, 1870 are everynames indexes on Ancestry so the more family members we have access to the greater the possibility that we can find them. Rose ----- Original Message ----- > Dear Rose, > > More answers. Benjamin's middle name I think was Franklin. His children > were: > > Birthdates > Elba 3-1887 > Mary 9-1888 (My grandmother) > Saul C. 1890 > Solomon 2-1891 > Henry 1-1893 > Simon C. 1896 > Amos 10-1898 > George C. 1901 > Fred 5-1904 > Howard 10-1908 (Uncle Howard) > > Thanks so much for your hard work. > > > Sandy