Gay I got to the bottom of it while you were posting. Thanks for the work, though. Started a new thread under Talitha Hawkins- Rider actually Talitha Winkler. Talitha refers to "Uncle George Ryder" and "Cousin Lucinda" which were father and sister so I guess she wasn't overly apprised of the family connections.

Now to get to the bottom of the Jim Rider of Vermont in Nevada in 1870.

Name: James Rider
Age in 1870: 30
Birth Year: abt 1840
Birthplace: Vermont
Home in 1870: Township 1, Esmeralda, Nevada
Race: White
Gender: Male
Post Office: Aurora
Household Members:
Name Age
Sue Spencer 42
Susan Spencer 36
Mary 15
Aage George 2
H Darling 30
Wm Lathrop 31
Henry Frazer 35
John Noe 27
James Rider 30
A Hubbart 24

John R