This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: droberson69 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.trahan/234.1.3.1.1.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Thanks. I went into search mode this morning and it's been hard to stop. I'm not sure if you've seen it but I found a record(1870 census) of Rernice that gives her names as Ramier. On this census record, she is listed as a domestic servant with two children. Those children are Hortence and Victor. She is 22 at the time. This would put her birth at about 1848. I also found two other records which may be her and she is 12 or 13. She is listed as Azema. It's the 1860 census. She is a servant in both. same age but on one there is something interesting. She seems to be a servant and the lady of the house has the maiden name of Boudreaux. On the other record, there is a young man listed under her named Ricard and he's 15. Not sure what all that means but it's odd that the name and age would appear. Seems more than coincidence. I attached it to her record. I did notice also that the name of Charles Trahan is the name of many men. Apparently, he was a slave owner. So, the person she had Mary with may not have been a husband. Or he could have been a former slave. 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.