Al Dawson of Berea, Ohio posting this..PLEASE NOTE…these are not my DAWSONs (mine are Kent and Ionia County, Michigan, came in by way of Ontario, probably from Ireland) but those of a fellow-DAWSON researcher named Sue, who needed assistance in Ohio… 13 June 1870, Monroe Township, Guernsey Co, Ohio, Federal Census - p. 538 DAWSON Hilary 38 MW Farming b. MD Matilda B. 32 FW Keeping House b. OH Nancy M. 15 FW Housework b. OH Margaret 14 FW Housework b. OH David R. 12 MW Works on farm b. OH James H. 10 MW Attending School b. OH Robert E. 8 MW b. OH Elizabeth J 5 MW* (*AD:census error) b. OH Samuel L. 4 MW b. OH Elanor 3 FW b. OH Emaline 2/12 FW b. OH [AD note: this last I believe to be Sue's great-grandmother, Emma Dawson] 8 June 1880, Monroe Township, Guernsey Co, Ohio, Federal Census - p. 194B DAWSON Hilary 48 MW Farmer b. MD; father: MD; mother: MD Matilda 41 FW Keeping house b. OH; father: OH; mother: OH Elizabeth J 15 FW Daughter [all children OH - MD - OH] Samuel L. 14 MW Son - at school Phebe E.* 12 FW Daughter - at school Ara A.(?)** 10 FW Daughter - at school William A. 8 MW Son John T. 6 MW Son Mary E. (O?) 4 FW Daughter Lily F. 2 FW Daughter Odesse E. (?) 6/12Dec FW Daughter DAWSON James H. 20 MW Farmer OH - MD - OH Mary E. 19 FW Wife Keeping House OH- OH - OH *(AD Note: assuming this is Phebe Elanor) **(AD Note: no wonder no one could find Emma in 1880, this is hard to read, ANOTHER female in a family - unrelated? - above on page has same name) Al Dawson, Berea, Ohio - MA, History, UNC-Chapel Hill, 1973. My Webpage: http://www.familytreemaker.com/users/d/a/w/Al--Dawson/ Surnames include ("Mary and John" passengers) GRANT, GILLETT, WOLCOTT, PHELPS, GRISWOLD, HOLCOMBE, FORD, COOK, CHARD ("Mayflower") FRANCIS COOKE, STEPHEN HOPKINS, JOHN ALDEN PRISCILLA MULLINS, THOMAS ROGERS and WILLIAM BRADFORD Al is a daily pilgrim to http://www.thehungersite.com/ - every click helps :) AND Proud member IBSSG- see http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~blksheep/