I'm inclined to go with "Jermon," myself. The first letter is similar to the capital I in lines 10 and 12, to be sure, but it's also similar to the capital J on line 1 (at least there's no mistaking "John" on that line). I vote for the "o" over an "a" because with all his faults this enumerator is pretty much consistent with the line coming off the top of his o and the bottom of his a (as we were all taught, but don't necessarily practice so well). The other possibility I see readily is "Junior" with the dot missing over the i. Dave Liesse On 10/3/2012 08:58, Robert M. Ankenbauer Jr. 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! >