Here is another long time Chesterfield Rosco family that I have been unable to connect with any of the other Roscoe or Rascoe families. Perhaps some of you genealogical detectives can give me a hand with this mystery. In the 1870 Census of Chesterfield County, Cheraw township, written page 15, Stamped page 256, Dwelling 117, family 122: S. Stanbon 60 F. W. M. Rosco 30 F. W. Laborer SC J. Rosco 35 M. W. SC M. J. Rosco 13 F. W. SC E. Rosco 11 F. W. SC D. Rosco 07 M. W. SC M. A. Rosco 04 F. W. SC M. Rosco 01 F. W. SC Note: the 1880 census gives the names of these Rosco family members. I suspect that S. Stanbon is the widowed mother of M. Rosco (Martha). The 1880 census of Chesterfield County, Cheraw Township, written page 2, dwelling 151, family 153 list the above family as follows: John Rosco W. M. 46 head farming SC Martha Rosco W. F. 43 wife SC Jane Rosco W. F. 21 dau. SC Ella Rosco W.F. 16 dau SC Anna Rosco W.F. 15 dau SC Mary E. Rosco W.F. 07 dau SC Carrie Rosco W.F. 05 dau SC Note the son "D" Rosco listed in 1870 has apparently died or moved out of his parents home. The 1900 census of Chesterfield County, Cheraw Township, ED # 17, sheet #20 Dwelling # 365, family # 365 list this family as follows: John Roscoe Head W.M. Nov. 1833 66 Md. 45yrs SC SC SC Farm Martha Roscoe wife W.F. --- ------ 62 Md 45yrs 8/4 SC SC SC Monroe Roscoe gs W.M. May 1891 09 S. SC SC SC This family does not appear on later censuses of Chesterfield County. At the same time that this John Rosco first shows up on the 1870 census there was two other John Rascoe families living in Marlboro County, Brightville Community, Bennettville Post Office as follows: written page 20, stamped page 331, dwelling and family number 171 John Rascoe 38 M.B. Farm Laborer SC Martha Rascoe 34 F.W. Keeping House SC J. S. Rascoe 13 M.W. Farm Laborer SC Lucy Rascoe 09 F. W. At Home SC Note I question the correctness of the race shown for John. I don't believe a white female and two white children would have been residents of a household headed my a Black man in South Carolina in 1870 let alone the wife and children of a Black man. It is more likely that John was a very dark complected man and was mis-classified by the census taker. The other 1870 Marlboro County Household, page 352, dwelling # 242, family # 243 John Rascoe 34 M. Mu Farm Laborer SC Mollie Rascoe 30 F. Mu SC Verona Rascoe 12 F. Mu SC Sarah Rascoe 08 F. Mu SC Della Rascoe 04 F. Mu SC Washington Rascoe 01 M. Mu SC One or the other of these John Rascoe/Rosco/Roscoe is probably the son on a John Roscoe who was born about 1796 in Marlboro County and married Lucy Clark. John was a very dark complexted man and is said to have been part Indian. This elder John is believed to have been a son of an earlier John who was listed in the 1790 census of Marlboro County and may have been a son or younger brother of a James Rasco listed in the 1790 census of Marlboro County. Elements of this family moved into Richmond County N.C. and possibly Stanly County N.C. Another John Rascoe shows up in the 1910 and 1920 censuses of Marlboro County but he is not the same as the ones listed above even though his wife is also named Martha. This later John Rascoe is believed to have been a son of Alexander H. Rascoe, son of Purrington Rascoe of Marlboro County. Too many Rascoe/Roscoe with the same given names in the Chesterfield/Marlboro area and to little information available to sort them out into which family line they each belong. If any one can, I could sure use some HELP. James R. Rasco