Parents of Mary M. Johnston, nee Brown, and sister Eliza

[Peggy13]

What a great idea!

[Peggy13]

I just thought of something. She was Mrs. Raymond when she married Adam G. Johnston.

[Peggy13]

One other possibility is that Mary was wrongly recorded as single in 1880. As you say, the location and parent info is correct and the age is very close.

[*Sandra*]

That was a good find by Jorose, so you might be knocking that brick wall down quite slowly Peggy.
Had a few attempts to locate the earlier marriage but sorry to say, no luck. 

Sandra

[Peggy13]

I hope so, Sandra. I have tried everything.. tried to find Mary M on earlier censuses, also Eliza, tried putting both their names in for a census. I looked for the marriage of Mary M. endlessly. Looked for a marriage or a death for Eliza.  Looked for their births.

[*Sandra*]

I was going to ask the silly question......what might the middle initial  be ?  You wouldn't know that, if we can't find her. 

Sandra

[Peggy13]

I don’t know what the M stands for in Mary M.  if that’s what you mean. But she seems to use it consistently after her marriage to Adam.

[Peggy13]

Looking at the 1880 census again. Somehow I think this is the correct Mary Raymond. But can’t figure things out. Maybe she wasn’t MRS. Raymond when she married Adam after all.

[mckha489]

Was there a reason (other than Samuel's birth place being Virginia) that
the 1860 family in Seven Mile, Butler, Ohio was ruled out?

Sam^l BROWN, 50, labourer, Virginia
Elizabeth 44, Penn^a
Harriet 7, Ohio
Ebenezer 11, Ohio
Mary 9, Ohio
Eliza 5, Ohio
James, 26, Ohio