1.  LDS.  Family Search: Internet Genealogy Service:  IGI - International Genealogical Index (online at FamilySearch.org).

John C. RASEY Birth: 16 Oct 1835, New York; Death: 09 Sep 1909 Marriage: 25 Dec 1859 <Pitt Twp, Wyandot, Ohio> Spouse: Hannah J. BREWER Birth: 03 Sep 1837, Wyandot, Ohio Source: patron submission

2.  1860 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com):  can't find John & Hannah, and I really looked, including a page-by-page search of Pitt Twp., Wyandot Co., OH.

3.  1870 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #20 of 25):  Upper Sandusky P.O., Pitt Twp., Wyandot Co., OH, Roll M593_1284, p. 780B, PN 20, 147/144, enumerated 5 Jul 1870, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1870 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):

Rasey John C	34	M	W	Farmer	600		Ohio
_____ Hannah	31	F	W	Keeping House			"
_____ Susannah J	9	F	W	Attending School			"
_____ Ira C	2	M	W	at Home			"
_____ Jacob A	1	M	W	"  "			"
_____ William	23	M	W	Farm Laborer			"

John has a brother, William RASEY, but he should be age 29, not 23.

4.  1880 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #7 of 20:  Pitt Twp., Wyandot Co., OH, Roll T9_1079 (Book 1), p. 580B [pages out of order, go by PN], PN 15, SD 1, ED 169, enumerated 5 Jun 1880, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1880 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):

1880:  for an explanation of the column headings, please see What the Numbers in the Federal Census Mean (missing columns contained no data).

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5.  1890 Census:  the 1890 Census Population Schedules were destroyed.

6.  1900 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com):  can't find.

7.  WorldConnect / Ancestry World Trees (online at RootsWeb.com/Ancestry.com).

8.  Messages posted to the Rasey Family Genealogy Forum (online at GenForum.com).

9.  Messages posted to the RASEY Surname Board (online at RootsWeb.com/Ancestry.com).

10.  Email from descendants:  The informant on our subject's death certificate was his son, Ira, who gave Nancy's surname as FERIGSON (born in NY).  Wives and children from pension application.