Honest to God... My head feels like it is going to explode.
The two census listings for Esther seen together in sequence can possibly make sense as being Albert Elsworth Oliver's mother, with the following notations:
"Hester" I beleive to be a misspelling of "Esther". And Elenora, 1 year old in 1870, jives with "Ella, 11 years old" in the following Census in 1880. But, What the HECK is the indication of the kids, and Esther, being born in WISCONSIN?
Esther in later census reports being born in England:
1870 Census: Ohio, Hamilton, Cincinnati, ward 17
Oliver, Hester A, 34, b. WIS
Homer P, 13, b. WIS
Dora 10, b. WIS
Elenora 1, b. WIS
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1880: Ohio, Hamilton, Cincinnati, ward 3
Johnson, Eliza, 56, widow, b. OH
Oliver, Mrs, 50, sister, widow, b. OH
Ella, 11, b. OH
Albert, 7, b. OH
Alice, 3, b. OH
Note: having many times studied the 1880 Census for "Mrs. Oliver" and her sister, it is my opinion that the information was not given by either Mrs. Oliver or her sister Eliza Johnson. It must have been reported by a neighbor not familiar with these two ladies. Albert and Alice are the correct ages compared to known fact, but Ella's age is 3 years too young. Eliza Johnson and "Mrs. Oliver"'s ages are not correct either. So, I give this Census info credit only for the basics (names, approx age for the adults, no reliability for places of birth).
Man do I have a headache.
Joe