Hi Linda, I too have seen where a married couple is listed separately, with the husband apparently listed at the location of his work. Both are usually listed as married as well. It sure makes you puzzle over it though. - Jean ----- Original Message ----- From: "Linda Trent" <lindatrent@zoomnet.net> To: <ohlawren@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, October 27, 2007 10:24 AM Subject: [OHLAWREN] Oddities in the census RICE family >> Sarah might have said husband not here and >> they listed her as head. They then went to couple >> houses down and he was at work so he was listed >> there. > > Yeah, that's what I would have assumed, IF she was listed as head of > household. However, she's not her middle son is. Charles is listed as > head > of household and is valued at over $100 personal property. By the 1870 > census he's at Aid PO, dunno how that compares to Arabia, or if he moved. > The husband has no value reported either, just the middle son, Charles. > Go > figure. > > But I know what you're saying about oddities and the census, but I've > never > quite seen *this* before. ;-) > > Thanks, > > Linda. > > >>>But here's what's weird while they all live in Symmes Twp., Lawrence >>>County, Ohio, William does not live with his family; or at least that's >>>not how the census was taken. He lives a few doors down with a collier, >>>and he's listed as a laborer. Was this typical? I've never seen this >>>before. >>>I doubt that they were divorced. But he's 65 and she's 60 and both are >>>listed >>>as born in Kentucky. The ages make it very possible for these two to be >>>the >>>William and Sarah Lynam Rice that are supposedly my ancestors, but does >>>anyone know why they'd appear in different households? > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > OHLAWREN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >