This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: j_d_arment Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.pennsylvania.counties.berks/9867.2.1.3.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: That is definitely interesting. The last name culd have been misspelled and the mistake of thinking everyone on the page was German because I never saw a census page before where everyone was listed as being from one country other than this one. My Benjamin did have children, giving them names of those in that household (plus many more children). So I guess that could be his family, as long as the last name was misspelled and the error in thinking everyone was German. Then again, you can't mistake a language, if they spoke it or had an accent at all. Otheer than that, it could be his family. I'll definitely write down the family in the census and keep it for reference. My Benjamin would have been exactly 12 at the time, cause he turned 13 later that year in Dec. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.