Thank you everyone for the imput on census records. I thought going to the NARA would be helpful and it was in some cases, but in others, I just have more questions. Sure wish I could find that Anthony Miller m. to Suzanne Eckman. cbj ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, July 06, 2001 7:18 AM Subject: Re: [OHGREENE-L] MILLERS AND ECKMANS > Could I join this discussion about names and listing them for the census > takers? I found Harvey Downey and his mother in 1860 by looking for his > sister Rebecca Downey. The mother was remarried and all were living on the > same farm as with first husband but listed under the new name McIntosh. > Harvey was listed Downey, but not Harvey - the H was blurry and unreadable. I > never would have found it if I hadn't gone after Rebecca. Harvey disappear > again so in 1870 Census, I looked at McIntosh and thank God they changed the > Census so we can look at the actual names, because there was Harvey, his new > wife and baby all listed as McIntosh under the stepfather's name. So, it is a > challenge!!! And I love the hunt. Linda Swaney Sabin > > > ============================== > Ancestry.com Genealogical Databases > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/rwlist2.asp > Search over 2500 databases with one easy query! >