This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: DawnBohannon44 Surnames: Hopps/Parker/Butler Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.parker/15255/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Have been working for several days filling in Butler data. Emily Butler married Hiram Parker and their daughter Etta Jane married George Edward Hopps. George Edward Hopps is my g-g-grandfather. Is how it goes. So now I'm doing some detective sleuthing here. James Reed Butler is a brother of Emily. He married several times. I found him on 1860, 1900, and 1910 censuses. Great! He married first wife Elizabeth Weaver in 1856. She and TWO children are with him in 1860 census. Have death date for Elizabeth in 1869. Birth records for each child say they died "after 1862". So where is he in 1870 and 1880????? Hmmmmmmm . . . Look at this 1870 census for Granite, Sacramento, Calif. Original shows James Butler, age 35 (right age) and his "vocation" but it is hard to read. Looks like it could be "Champagne Maker". He is in a dwelling with several unrelated folks, all appear to be working for Benjamin Bugby, Wine Grower. Any comments? Suggestions? Ideas? Or just pitch if you could really care less. Thanks for any edification, d (Dawn, 71-year-old AACCKKK!! mother of (4), grandmother of (11), part-time writer/genealogist, RECENTLYRETIREDYEAY!) ---"Life isn't about waiting for the storms to pass, it's about learning to dance in the rain." 1870 United States Federal Census about James Butler Name: James Butler Birth Year: abt 1835 Age in 1870: 35 Birthplace: New York Home in 1870: Granite, Sacramento, California Race: White Gender: Male Value of real estate: View image Post Office: Sacramento Household Members: Name Age Benj N Bugby 43 Martinett Bugby 26 Amasa W Mars 37 Frank Duckahl 30 James Butler 35 Sing Ah 32 Chee Ah 30 John Gullitt 54 Wan Ah 44 ViewOriginalRecordView original image Source Citation: Year: 1870; Census Place: Granite, Sacramento, California; Roll M593_77; Page: 148A; Image: 294; Family History Library Film: 545576. Source Information:Ancestry.com. 1870 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009. Images reproduced by FamilySearch. Original data: 1870 U.S. census, population schedules. NARA microfilm publication M593, 1,761 rolls. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d. Minnesota census schedules for 1870. NARA microfilm publication T132, 13 rolls. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d. Description: This database is an index to individuals enumerated in the 1870 United States Federal Census, the Ninth Census of the United States. Census takers recorded many details including each person's name, age at last birthday, sex, color; birthplace, occupation, and more. No relationships were shown between members of a household. Additionally, the names of those listed on the population schedule are linked to actual images of the 1870 Federal Census. Learn more... 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.