<HTML><FONT FACE=arial,helvetica><HTML><BODY BGCOLOR="#ffffff"><FONT BACK="#ffffff" style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff" SIZE=2 PTSIZE=10 FAMILY="SANSSERIF" FACE="Arial" LANG="0">Bob...<BR>
Here they are in the 1880 Linn County census living in Fox Valley (sounds like a pleasant place!).<BR>
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McClane, Sam'l, age 48, Head of Household, Farmer, born in Kentucky<BR>
Josephene A., age 34, Wife, Keeping House, born in Mo.<BR>
Frances, age 13, Daughter, At School, born in Oregon<BR>
George W., age 10, Son, At School, born in Oregon<BR>
Orren D., age 6, Son, At School, born in Oregon<BR>
Cora B., age 2, Daughter, At Home, born in Oregon<BR>
BERRY, Francis, Age 87, Father-in-law, Farmer, born in Tenn.<BR>
Permellia (sp?), Age 75, Mother-in-law, Keeping House, born in Kentucky.<BR>
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I see other Fox Valley entries under the McLane name for other dates.<BR>
Here's a hint...with this name, check under alternate spellings such as McClain,<BR>
MacLane, etc. In this search, Samuel pops up as "Saul" because the census taker wrote his name "Sam'l". I've run into this Samuel into Saul before and so ran the search just on a hunch. I don't think census-takers were given spelling tests before they were hired!<BR>
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Carla<BR>
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Carla Klooster Bonney<BR>
Tanana, Alaska<BR>
STEPHENS, HAWLEY, WHEALDON, SHIELDS in Oregon and Washington<BR>
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