Barb: Here are the PORTERs from the 1870 Belmont County, OH census: COLERAIN TWP. 103-103 George PORTER 23 OH Laborer Susan 60 MD Keep House Mary 26 OH Help Mother John COSS 9 OH Angeline COSS 7 OH GOSHEN TWP. 83-80 Alexander PORTER 58 OH Farmer Martha 50 PA Keep House MEAD TWP. 86-86 Catharine PORTER 25 OH Domestic Svt. Living in home of Henry and Mary M. Welsh 265-258 James PORTER 25 OH Laborer Viola 20 OH Keep House PEASE TWP. - VILLAGE OF MARTINS FERRY 227-229 George PORTER 50 OH Laborer Ann 37 OH Keep House Mahala 10 OH Margaret 9 OH Joseph 6 OH Herbert 3 OH 232-234 William PORTER 44 OH Brick Maker Catharine 42 OH Keep House George 20 OH Laborer Martha 13 OH William 11 OH John 8 OH Rose 4 OH Catharine 1 OH PEASE TWP. - BRIDGEPORT 411-413 Scott PORTER 22 OH Laborer Mary 20 OH Keep House Leoti 3 OH 452-454 Thomas PORTER 45 OH Coal Miner Elizabeth 41 OH Keep House Ada 11 OH Alexis 4 OH 454-456 Theodore PORTER 27 OH Coal Miner Jennette 23 OH Keep House Harriet F. 5 OH Martha 2 OH PEASE TWP. 880-882 Oliver PORTER 25 OH Tobacconist Annie 20 OH Keep House William 3 OH Reuben 1 OH 881-883 Jefferson PORTER 55 OH Laborer Margaret 40 OH Keep House Reuben 19 OH Laborer Annie 16 OH Jane 14 OH Margaret 10 OH Carrie 7 OH 882-884 Henry PORTER 75 MD Laborer Mary 52 OH Keep House Sarah 14 OH Help Mother 901-903 John PORTER 24 OH Laborer Jane 20 OH Keep House Isabell 3/12 OH 905-907 Joseph GIFFIN 23 OH Wk. Foundry Agnes 19 OH Keep House Rosa B. 1 OH Lavina PORTER 52 OH Family Sewing 925-927 John PORTER 24 OH Laborer Josephine 23 OH Keep House Sarah J. 4 OH Orphalina 2 OH 926-928 Sarah PORTER 60 MD Keep House Ross 28 OH Laborer 1022-1025 William PORTER 22 OH Wk. Blksmth Shop Living in home of Joseph and Sarah Smith BELLAIRE CITY - PULTNEY TWP. 192-190 Elizabeth PORTER 25 VA Svt (Black) Living in home of Daniel H. and Frances Rice 729-726 Harrison PORTER 60 OH Coal Miner Caroline 31 OH Keep House Harrison 14 OH Amos 12 OH William 10 OH Theadore 7 OH Milton 4 OH Charles 2 OH James 1 OH Smith 57 OH Coal Miner PULTNEY TWP. 296-294 Winfield PORTER 11 OH Living in home of Jacob and Margaret Long RICHLAND TWP. 101-101 Alexander PORTER 15 OH Farm Work Living in home of George and Margaret J. Hyett 558-561 BELMONT COUNTY INFIRMARY Alexander PORTER 45 FRA 732-748 Margaret DICK 50 OH Keep House Angeline PORTER 25 OH Domestic Svt. SMITH TWP. 247-247 Rachael PORTER 54 VA Domestic Svt. Living in home of William and Catharine Phillips SOMERSET TWP.- TOWN OF BOSTON 341-344 Ephriam PORTER 34 OH Shoemaker Mary 28 OH Keep House Idella 10 OH Maria 8 OH Otto 5 OH Ada 3 OH 355-358 Henry PORTER 39 OH Carpenter Nancy 21 OH Keep House Jennie 7 OH William 6 OH Charles 2 OH MT. OLIVET - WARREN TWP. 401-443 Elizabeth PORTER 57 PA Keep House Mary BRISTER 23 OH WHEELING TWP. 151-146 Thomas PORTER 38 PA Laborer Phebe 39 PA Keep House Nancy 12 PA Help Mother Elizabeth 6 PA Sarah M. 2 PA George GOSSETT 20 PA Farm Laborer 156-151 John M. PORTER 33 PA Farm Laborer Louisa 30 PA Keep House Isabella 10 PA Help Mother James 9 PA Nancy 8 PA Florence 6 OH Ewing 3 OH Simeon 1 OH 186-178 Armstrong PORTER 33 PA Farms on shares Rebecca 29 OH Keep House Ida 8 OH Grimes 4 OH Mary 3 OH James 1 OH Blanch 2/12 OH _____________ That's all the PORTERs for Belmont County in 1870. I do hope these help to make a connection somewhere. Linda Johnston ljohnston@nethawk.com ----- Original Message ----- From: <BJHREADS@aol.com> To: <ljohnston@nethawk.com> Sent: Tuesday, September 05, 2000 7:08 PM Subject: Re: 1860 Census - PORTER > Yes, I would like to have the 1870 census information on PORTER. > > Glad your broken bone is coming along. > > Barb