This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: luvzsun Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.ohio.unknown/13577.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Not everyone was in every census for whatever reasons. You could start in Lake County where the father John filed for citizenship. When he filed he said he was 36 which must have been about 1879. His citizenship cert was issued 7 Apr 1884 which would be about the then-standard 5 year waiting period. More info is at http://www.rootsweb.com/~ohlcgs/naturalization/index.html Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.