Bob Thank you so much for all the details you've found for Mary Ann CANNING [nee WESTALL] who settled in Pottawattamie County, Iowa [on the historic Mormon trail to Utah] with husband George and children. It appears they terminated their trek at Pottawattamie, where they appear to have raised quite a sizeable family. Any idea of the pronunciation for the place? This is my first encounter with US Census records so please excuse my ignorance. Do the high numbers [600 and 200 in 1861 and 1500 and 500 in 1871] relate to monetary evaluations of real estate and personal estate? Do you know of a website which assists in understanding the content of US Census returns? Any help greatly appreciated: seems I've embarked on yet another steep learning curve! Kind regards. Dorothy ----- Original Message ----- From: "bobatbmw" <bobatbmw@cox.net> To: <westall@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, December 12, 2006 5:36 AM Subject: Re: [WESTALL] WESTALL of Newbury Snipped: > Taken from the 1860 US Census > > Name: George Caning > Age in 1860: 34 > Birth Year: abt 1826 > Birthplace: England > Home in 1860: Kane, Pottawattamie, Iowa > Gender: Male > Post Office: Council Bluffs > > George Canning 34..M..Tailor..600..200..England > Mary Ann 31..F..House Wife........England > Mary J. 15..F..House Work........England > George 13..M....................England > Ebenezer 12..M....................England > Alice 10..F....................England > Orson 8..M....................Pottawattamie Co., IA > Frank 6..M....................Pottawattamie Co., IA > Albert 4..M....................Pottawattamie Co., IA > Ellen 1..F....................Pottawattamie Co., IA > #################################### > Taken from the 1870 US Census > > Name: G Canning > Estimated birth year: abt 1820 > Age in 1870: 50 > Birthplace: England > Home in 1870: Council Bluffs Ward 1, Pottawattamie, Iowa > Race: White > Gender: Male > Post Office: Council Bluffs > > G. Canning 50..M..W..Taylor..1500..500..England > M. A. 45..F..W..Keeping House......England > George 25..M..W.....................England > Aben 22..M..W.....................England > Allice 21..F...W....................England > Frank 17..M..W ....................IA > Albert 14..M..W ....................IA > Nellie 11..F..W ....................IA > William 8..M..W ....................IA > Edward 7..M..W ....................IA > Gale 5..F..W ....................IA > Walter 1..M..W ...................IA > ##################################