Lori, Have you looked for her baptismal record? It will give her parent's name. Also from the 1870 census: Cincinnati Ward 1 Dennis Ryan born abt. 1819 Ireland Mary Ryan born abt. 1820 Ireland Ellen Ryan born abt. 1857 Ohio Cincinnati Ward 8 Patrick Ryan born abt. 1814 Ireland Ellen Ryan born abt. 1825 Ireland Elizabeth Ryan born abt. 1851 OH Ellen Ryan born abt. 1859 TN John Ryan born abt. 1865 OH Margaret __________________________________ Celebrate Yahoo!'s 10th Birthday! Yahoo! Netrospective: 100 Moments of the Web http://birthday.yahoo.com/netrospective/