Hi, folks - I got my 1880 census info on Maria C. Ward (maybe, anyway!) This is only a possible match. Let me know if you recognize any of these folks: William WARD 66, laborer, b. England, f. born England, m. born England Mary WARD 66, wife, keeping house, b. Ireland ,f. born Ireland, m. born Ireland, cannot write John WARD 34, son, saloon keeper, single, b. Ireland, f. born England, m. born Ireland Maria WARD 24, daughter, works in store, single, b. Conn, f. born England, m. born Ireland Margarett WARD 23, daughter, dressmaker, single, sick with Malaria!, born Conn., f. born England, m. born Ireland The first names are so common that it may not be significant, but Maria's first born son was named William Ward Blackburn. She named her first daughter Marguerite Ward Blackburn and the second one Marie Antoinette Blackburn. Another coincidence (?) is that John Ward, above, was a saloon keeper. Maria C. Ward's husband Daniel Blackburn was working in a saloon in 1880. Hmmm.... However, I DO need to verify that the Daniel Blackburn Irene found (and the folks at Lineages found, too) is the CORRECT Daniel Blackburn. He's the only one of the right age in Connecticut in 1800. There's also the question of who are the Johanna WARD and Joseph H. WARD mentioned in the Colorado documents. They could be older siblings who had left home by the 1880 census, perhaps. Any thoughts? Sioux -- Sioux L. Stoeckle stoeckle@dustdevil.com Town of Penobscot, Maine, USGenWeb host: http://www.dustdevil.com/ppl/stoeckle/ Andrew P. and Olea Larsen Family Web Page: http://www.dustdevil.com/ppl/stoeckle/larsen/WC_TOC.htm stoeckle@cloudccc.cc.ks.us English Instructor, Cloud County Community College Concordia, KS