I have finally confirmed that my gg-grandmother, Irena Margaret NEIGHBARGER, was the daughter of James and Catharine (LIVINGSTON) NEIGHBARGER of Licking Co. She was in their household in Perry Township in the 1850 Licking Co. census. Now I have another mystery. In the census, after James and Catharine Neighbarger, all the names in the household were first names only with ditto marks for the last name--except the name directly above Irena's: John Griffith. He was age 28; she was age 23. The names following Irena all had ditto marks for last names, and the ages ranged from 19 to 5. Does the ditto mark with Irena, under John Griffith, mean that she was married to him? (I've never run across that name before.) Would all the names that follow--ranging in age from 5 to 19--be Griffith? The ages seem much more appropriate to be siblings of Irena (Neighbargers) than offspring of her and John Griffith. Was he just an unrelated person living in the household (in which case the census taker made a mistake by not writing out Neighbarger again before going back to ditto marks)? Or was John a Neighbarger with the middle name "Griffith" (and the census taker made a mistake by not inserting the ditto marks after it)? I do not have a marriage record for Irena and Valentine SPAWR (my gg-grandfather), but he gave her name as Irena Neighbarger (not Griffith) when their daughter was married. The James Neighbarger family moved to McLean Co., Ill., some time between 1850 and 1860. I got some very helpful information from Janet, Carla, Chris, and Gloria when I asked about the Neighbarger connection in January. I would really appreciate any additional information about the Neighbargers or any suggestions on where to look next (and how to interpret the census!). Laurel Busch lsbusch@accutek.com http://www.accutek.com/~lsbusch/family1.htm