In a message dated 3/10/2005 3:32:50 PM US Eastern Standard Time, NELSONMN7@aol.com writes: Hi Debra, There is an Ella Cooper born 1824 living in Clay, Gallia in the 1870 census on Ancestry.com. She is living with the surviving children of John and Aleatha and your John is 21yrs old and still in the same household. She is listed as "keeping house" birthplace is New York. There are several other Ellas found in Ohio in other census lists-- is there a year range you are looking for? I didn't see anyone with the middle initial R. except for your Ella b 1873. Diane Holy #%^^!!!! That's what I'm looking for! Diane I could kiss you!