"Bob Trehearne" <[email protected]> wrote: < I just joined this list and am searching for my wife's ancestors which < were named Hoffman. I found them in Walworth county in the 1880, < 1900,1910 and 1920 census but they are not in the same location in the < 1870 census but were in Wisconsin according the the birth dates of < children. Is there an index to the 1870 census for Wisconsin or < Walworth County? < The family we are looking for in the 1870 census is Adam Hoffman, with < wife Caroline and one child named John- aged 4 to 6 years. < Any help will be greatly appreciated. < Thanks in advance < Bob Trehearne There were 4 Adam Hoffman's listed in the 1870 Wisconsin Census Index. This one appears to be the closest fit to the information from the 1880 Census, but you'll have to be the judge. Town of Salem, Kenosha County, Wisconsin enumerated 3? August 1870 page 27 - stamped page 311 Hoffman, Adam 44 M W Farmer - 175 Prussia ---, Corlinda(?) 33 F W Keeping House - - Prussia ---, Edward 10 M W - - - Wisconsin ---, Ada 9? F W - - - Wisconsin ---, Samuel 5 M W - - - Wisconsin ---, John 3 M W - - - Wisconsin ---, Casper 1 M W - - - Wisconsin Lopperisten(?), Umm 14 F W - - - Prussia ---- Bill