Darla, Here they are in 1880. Household Record 1880 United States Census Frank B. GEIST Self M Male W 28 PA Laborer PA PA Rhabecca S. GEIST Wife M Female W 21 PA Keeping House PA PA Osmer B. GEIST Son S Male W 4 PA Keeping House PA --- Census Place Red Bank, Armstrong, Pennsylvania Family History Library Film 1255096 NA Film Number T9-1096 Page Number 432D Unfortunately, Ancestry.com and their censuses are offline at this time, so I cannot search in 1870 (the next indexed census). At 07:00 PM 2/7/04, you wrote: >From: "John Kelly" <DJKELLY1@peoplepc.com> >To: PAARMSTR-L@rootsweb.com >Subject: [PAARMSTR-L] GEIST/BUFFINGTON > >I'm trying to find out the parents of a Frank B. Geist b. 1851-1853 >married to a Sarah Rebecca Buffington. >I found Frank and Rebecca in the 1900 through 1920 census in Redbank Twp., >Armstrong Co., Pa. >In the 1900 census Frank b. Sept. 1852. Mudlic Cemetery has him b. 1851 >-1941, Rebecca 1859-1927. >I'm trying to find out if his parents were George and Barbara (Kessler) >Geist of Jefferson Co., Pa. >Any help would be appreciated. >Darla