Hello List: I just joined your list in the hopes that some one can help me decipher the columns on the 1820 census. I just viewed the census on Ancestry.com but the column headings were not pictured. Hubby's ancestors have been listed as mulotto on subsequent census', His ancestors passed as white since the 1880's. There were always stories of American Indian ancestry but never any mention of any Afican American heritage in his family. On the 1820 Highland Co. census there is a Daniel RICKMAN listed in Liberty Township page 5-1. There are no marks in any column except to the far right of the page. Could someone tell me what these columns indicate? Also, there is a John RICKMAN a couple of lines above Daniel. Does anyone know of a relationship between John and Daniel? Would love correspond with anyone researching RICKMAN or MASH/MARSH in Highland Co. Thanks in advance, Corinne