On Saturday, January 6, 2001, Carole Dutton Malisiak <malisiak@midohio.net> wrote: > I am new to list and looking for information about the above > families who were reported to be married at Guernsey Co on > 12 Nov 1843 on the LDS, from the Guernsey co Chpt of OGS. > John is listed in the 1850 Belmont co Federal census with a > wife's name of Mary. The 1860 census shows Phebe as the > wife, but with the same children. > > Does anybody know if Mary is a nickname for Phebe? Does > anyone have any info on either of their parents? I have not heard of Mary as a nickname for Phebe, but people with the name of Mary often go by their middle names because Mary is so common. Do the ages and birth locations for Mary/1850 and Phebe/1860 match? Also look in the 1870 and 1880 census, if possible, for corroborating information. Given the overlapping dates, they seem likely to be the same person. S R C A cott obert ranston nderson phssra@physics.emory.edu List Admin, {C{OFFIELD,OLLOSKY,RANSTON,UMMINS},OHGUERNS}-L@rootsweb.com USGenWeb Coordinator, http://www.usgennet.org/usa/oh/county/guernsey/