At first glance, I read it as Jerome. Zooming in on the image, I'm not as sure. Based on other names on the page (John, Joshua, Joseph), I do believe the first three letters are Jer. The last letter appears to be an n. -Elroy On Wed, Oct 3, 2012 at 11:58 AM, Robert M. Ankenbauer Jr. < robert@yesterdaysmysteries.com> wrote: > Folks, > > I need some opinions on an 1860 US Census from Worcester MA. I have > provided a link to the image. I am looking for assistance with the name on > line 8. I have the last name as Dasher, no problem. Unfortunately his first > name has been indexed two different ways and I'm not sure I agree with > either. I have tried to locate both indexed names and my variation in other > online records/ images with no real luck. > > I will tell you that the enumerator had a tough time with these folks as > you can tell by Edward Bowshet on line 2. > > *http://tinyurl.com/8j7m2xb* > * > * > Any help is appreciated! > > -- > Sincerely, > > Robert M Ankenbauer Jr > -Genealogist- >