John died May 19, 1870 in Butler, Pendleton Co., KY. He and Judith were my g-g-g grandparents. Suzanne CC for: Adair Co., Boone Co. & Henry Co. http://www.rootsweb.com/~kyadair/ http://www.rootsweb.com/~kyboone/ http://www.rootsweb.com/~kyhenry/ Home Page: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~csyelton/ ----- Original Message ----- From: Cheryl Chasin <CherylC470@att.net> To: <YELTON-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, November 30, 2001 1:06 AM Subject: [YELTON] John H. & Judith Yelton > Cousins, > > I ran across something kind of strange in the 1870 Census for Campbell > County, KY. On p. 250 appears the household of Judith M. Yelton, age 67. > She's listed first, apparently as the head of the household. Next are > Patrick, age 23, and Lucinda, age 21. The last person listed is John H. > Yelton, age 63 and born in NC. That's undoubtedly her husband, the son of > James & Elizabeth Yelton. So why isn't he listed first, as would normally > be the case? > > The only thing I can think of is that John had died very recently, between > June 1, 1870 (the census "as of" date) and October 22, 1870 (the date this > household was actually visited). The census taker asked for head of > household first, and didn't metion the June 1st date until after he had > already written the other names. > > Does anyone else have a theory on this? > > Cheryl > > > ==== YELTON Mailing List ==== > YELTON FAMILY: http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~yelton/ > Webmaster: Cheryl G. Chasin > List Mom Iris F. Reily > > ============================== > Visit Ancestry.com for a FREE 14-Day Trial and enjoy access to the #1 > Source for Family History Online. Go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=702&sourceid=1237 > >