In a message dated 10/27/2007 11:55:54 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time, lindatrent@zoomnet.net writes: I stumbled upon a "World family tree" genealogy that also lists another brother for Charles as Richard. And there's a Richard living next door to Charles and family in the 1860 census. This is where I discovered the marriage date for Sarah and William, and it intrigued me because I then did a search in Lawrence County and found William! 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? I don,t have your answers but I can tell you that listed in different households was not unusual. A lot of answers to this question. 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. I have found some strange things in census searhing. Trust your feelings and common sense. Good luck! Kenda ************************************** See what's new at http://www.aol.com