7/24/1860 Mifflinn Twp, Franklin Co, OH. The census found James witha l arge household of various names. James was 54, a farmer with alarge e state valued at $10,200/240. Margaret was 50 and theirchildren were H arlow, 22, blacksmith, Horton, 16, day laborer,Helena, 10, and Helen, 7 . Also living there were Eliza J Olmstead,26, school teacher; Joseph a nd Mary Nichols, 30 and 20 years oldrespectively; Amanda Staggin, 11, d omestic; Patrick Welsh, 40, daylaborer; and Eliza Agley, 60, domestic. T hey lived between Margaret'ssister, Sarah Zinn and Catherine Windsor.
8/8/1870 Mifflin Twp, Franklin Co, OH. At census time James andMarga ret lived next door to her brother Peter. The couple were both64 year s old and living with them were daughters Helena, 24, andHelen, 18, pl us school teacher Mary Nichols, 28, sister-in-law ElizaJ Agler, 66, (w ho was she?), Henry and Amanda Sping (sp?), 24 & 22respectively, and H enry Merling (sp?), 15.
