Britta in the 1870 US Census for AL

In the 1870 US Census for AL, Mike and Britannia Flynn are living in Randolph, Bibb County, on the first of June. Brierfield Post Office. Mike is 50, a pudler, born Ireland, parents of foreign birth, cannot read or write, male citizen of the US. Britannia is 36, born in AL, keeping house, can read and write. Also in the household are Ellen McGuire, 15, and Douglas McGuire, 9, both born AL. This family is listed on Page 4 of 53.

Britta and Mike have been married about 18 months at this point.

Starting on Page 1, here is a list of people associated with Britta and her family.

• Household #7: William Hayden, Adeline, Sarah; Drucilla McGuire. Drucilla is Britta's middle girl. She's a domestic servant, probably a mother's helper in the household.

Page 2:

• Household # 9: Wesley Stamps and family. He often lives near Britta. In 1860 he lives in Montevallo near R. C. Ryan, Holsombeck, Epha McInis.

Page 4:

• Household # 28: Mike, Britta, Ellen, and Douglas are on this page.

• Household # 31: Jesse Mahon/Mahan and family. Father of Mary Eveline who married Wiley Large. He is a muck-a-muck who appears on as bondsman on many marriage licenses. Represented Bibb County in the legislature.

Page 6:

• Household # 43: John McKinney, Mary Ann, & family. Mary Ann is Britta's sister/mother/cousin/relative. Britta lived in this household in 1850 in Shelby County.

Household # 45: Charles Rea, brother to James Ray/Rea, whose third wife was Jane McClung; James and Jane lived a few doors from Britta and John McGuire in 1860 in Jefferson County.

Page 7:

• Household # 48: Tempa Wheelis Blankenship and family. Her brothers-in-law/cousins-in-law James and Washington were cited for violence in Shelby County. Also, Washington committed adultery with Nancy Dennis Greene, wife of William Greene. William Greene may be a son of Elijah Greene or a brother of Britta.

• Household # 50: John Oakley with wife Lucinda Espy and mother-in-law Teressa Espy and family. Teressa is the daughter of Mary Calhoun Green and granddaughter of Jane and John Green, Esq.

Page 9:

• Household # 72: Charles Green from Virginia in the household of William Bailey. Probably no relation.

Page 10:

• Household # 73: Alex and Cinthia Hill, parents of Britta's son-in-law, William Randall Hill.

• Household # 75: Joseph Espie, son of Teresa Espy, and great-grandson of Jane and John Green, Esq. He's also in Randolph in 1880.

Page 11:

• Household # 86: Sam and Martha Green and family, including probable brother John and mother Joan (Joanne).

Page 12:

• Household # 92: Jonathan Newton Smith and wife Fanny Green Smith and family. Fannie (Frances) is the daughter of Joscelin B. Green, granddaughter of Jane and John Green, Esq.

• Household # 93: John Mathis and family. Probably J. N. Smith's brother-in-law from a former marriage.

Page 13:

• Household # 94: Charles Carleton and family in the household of Dan Lyon. The Carletons often live near Britta and family.

Page 15:

• Household # 116: Thomas Ferington and Angeline McGuire. Angeline is the daughter of Neeley McGuire, who may be a cousin of Britta's first husband John L. McGuire.

Why, oh why, have I listed all these people???????

It's an attempt to put the evidence all in one place and to find connections. Britta is my brick wall. Argh!!!!! I keep trying to figure out who her parents were. One day the evidence will point out these people. The next day the evidence points to another family. Some day, some day — if I keep finding facts and learning about her — one special day, one piece of evidence will leap out at me and say, "Here I am! I am your missing link!!!!"

And I will rejoice!!!!!!!!

Then publish.