So far, I have not found much on Avalina/Evalina, but did find TWO marriage licenses for her and John Johnson, which seems to indicate that they divorced and remarried. I don't know what you already have, and don't want to be redundant, but I found the family in the 1860 Census for Orange Village, in Cuyahoga County. It is as follows: J. Johnson age 51 farmer Loretta Johnson age 18 Harriet Johnson age 16 Jane Johnson age 15 Samuel Johnson age 1o John Johnson age 9 Bradford Johnson age 8 Infant Johnson age 6 months This seems almost certainly to be the correct family, and would have been shortly after the mother's death. Was she previously married to someone with the last name of Dean? I then tried to trace the children's marriages, but there were just too many with the name Johnson to be sure. I will keep trying. I hope this info helps. If you have more info that might assist, please provide it. Peggy ************************************** AOL now offers free email to everyone. Find out more about what's free from AOL at http://www.aol.com.