Greetings. I'm new to the list, and seeking info about Wm and Eliza White as listed in the 1870 Census for Clearport, Amanda Twp, Fairfield Co. Well, really, I'm interested in any info about the lady living with them in the 1870 Census - Louiza JAVIS (possibly GARIS) listed on the Census records indexed on Ancestry.com), age 72, female, white, infirm, born PENN, etc. with no relationship indicated between Louiza and the White family. The handwriting seems to indicate that the surname is really spelled JAVIS, not GARIS or GARES, but pronunciation could account for the difference. You can tell that I'm grasping at straws, and wondering if this Louiza JAVIS might possibly be my gr-gr-grandmother, Louisa GARIS or GARES, wife of Samuel GARES, who lived in Groveport, Franklin Co, Ohio from the 1840s or 1850s. I'm hoping that someone might have researched the WHITE family, and know something about this Louiza. Since the Census says she was 'infirm', I wondering if there might be a death record for Louiza around Clearport or somewhere else in Fairfield County. Even finding such a record, and eliminating the possibility that she is 'my' Louisa would be progress in the long search for this female ancestor. 'My' Louisa died June 27, 1875 at age 77 (according to her gravestone) in the Groveport Cemetery, where she is buried with her husband Samuel GARES. However, I've never been able to find her anywhere in the 1870 Census, nor her death record anywhere in Franklin Co, so I'm expanding my search. The Louiza living with the Whites in Fairfield Co. is almost the right age, and both that Louiza and 'my' Louisa were born in PENN, but I have no knowledge of a connection between the WHITE and GARIS or GARES families. Any info, assistance or suggestions for further research would be much appreciated, Kaye Steward Edmonton, Alberta, Canada