Dear John What an undertaking you've begun! And how kind you are to offer us a sneak peek of the 1870 census in Mercer Co. The grand parent I hope to find on that census is my father's mother, who is one of those geneological nightmares, a JONES. i have looked in the 1880 census without much luck, because I do not know the names of my grandmother's parents. My grandmother, MARGARET JONES, was born in Sharon, Pa. in 1875, so it is impossible she would be on the 1870 census. However, she did have 2 sisters and a brother (that I know about). They may have been older. You can see that my information is woefully lacking on this line. The two sisters were MARY JONES (whom I believe married ELIAS REESE. I'm told they raised ponies in Hubbard, Ohio.) and ?SARAH JONES (I'm not sure of the first name.) The brother was WILLIAM JONES who never married. I would be greatful for any JONES or REESE references you come up with. When there are only straws to clutch at, straws look pretty good. Thanks, Nancy Hagen-Liddle (nhagenliddle@compuserve.com)