> 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?