In a message dated 1/26/01 6:38:18 PM Pacific Standard Time, tkavanag@indiana.edu writes: Whitny, Henry S. IN Spencer Jackson Township 1850 172 15 195 196 Henry S Whitney 34 M Carpenter 400 NY Mahala " 33 F In Wm B " 7 M " Attending School Bradford " 4 M " Turner F " 1 M " Other Whitneys in the same county Whitney, David H. S. IN Spencer Grass Township 1850 172 26 Crooks, Jehoida IN Spencer Grass Township 1850 172 26 350 351 Jeholida Crooks 24 M Framer O Married within the year Mary Z " 32 F 60 KY " David H S Whitney 14 M In John M W " 10 M " Bradford 8 M " Joseph H C " 2 M " Whitney, Joshua B. IN Spencer Grass Township 1850 172 24 311 312 Joshua B Whitney 39 M Merchant 1700 VT Henry B Wade 25 M Framer KY Elizabeth " 25 F " Mary " 3 F In Wm J " 1 M " Because of the difficulty in deciphering the census takers hand writing the following could actually be John G. (Whitney, Waltney or Wattney). I thought I'd include it just in case. Gwaltney, John IN Spencer Grass Township 1850 172 26 348 348 John Gwaltney? 46 M Framer 1200 O Mary H. " 40 F Penna Josiah J. " 20 M " O Washington " 18 M " " Rebecca A. " 17 F " Attending School Rachael " 16 F " 348 349 John Gwaltney? 12 M In Sarah " 8 F " Wm " 7 M " Mary A. " 5 F " Sheborch? H. " 4 M " Simmon? 1 M " Sincerely, Kate Surname Index Abbot, Archer, Arden, Aslebe or Aslett, Baskerville, Beamsley, Benjamin, Benjamis, Blaney, Bowman, Bragg(e), Bray, Brazier, Brooks, Brown, Van Brugh, Burrill, Chenery, Clap(p), Clark, Colburn(e), Dever(e)au(x), Dolling, Dummer Ellis, Eveleth or EVELEIGH, Fairebanke Fairbank, Fairbanks, ffrie Frie, Frye, Fisher, Fisk(e), Flower, Flynt or Flint, French, Fuller Gamblin, Gamlin or Gamlyn, Garnish, Gawroger, Good(e)now, Gookin, Grant, Graves, Grazebrook, Guillims or Duglim, Guy Hamant, Hanlon, Harding, Haynes, Henchman, Hinkesman, Hoar(e) Hogenson, Holmes, Holt, Hull, Hunt, Hunting Jasper, Jochemse, de Kay, Keene, King, Knightly Lewis Marriott, Metcalf(e), Moller, Morgenroth, Morse Norcross, Nubury or NUBERY Palmer, Pares, Parker, Peters, Phillips, Potts Quincy, Randolph, Rebelle, Reynolds, Richards, Robbins, Roehm, Roeloff Roundy Sewall, Sewell or Shewell, Shattuck, Sherman, Silvester or Sylvester, Smith, Staats, Stancliffe, Stanley, Stone, Storer Tainter, Taynter, Tiemroth, de Trieux Waide, Walley, Wendell, Whitehead, Whitney, Wight, Willet, Woods

Thanks for the information. Now a question of decipherment. For instance, in the line > Whitny, Henry S. IN Spencer Jackson Township 1850 172 15 what are the numbers "172 15"? And in the line > 195 196 Henry S Whitney 34 M Carpenter 400 NY what are the numbers "195 196" and "400"? Thanks again. twk