I'm not sure if this is the right father, but this was the only family with a Benjamin (Bennie) of about the right age, and they are in the next door county from Cohoes, NY.
Event Type: Census Event Year: 1880 Event Place: Halfmoon, Saratoga, New York, United States District: 74 Gender: Male Age: 8 Marital Status: Single Race: White Race (Original): W Occupation: Relationship to Head of Household: Son Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Son Birth Year (Estimated): 1872 Birthplace: New York, United States Father's Birthplace: New York, United States Mother's Birthplace: New York, United States Sheet Number and Letter: 195A Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) Affiliate Publication Number: T9 Affiliate Film Number: 0928 GS Film Number: 1254928 Digital Folder Number: 004243472 Image Number: 00394
Household Role Gender Age Birthplace
George Rosekrans Self M 32 New York, United States
Bennie Rosekrans Son M 8 New York, United States
Nora Rosekrans Wife F 30 New York, United States
Citing this Record: "United States Census, 1880," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MZF2-73C : accessed 23 March 2015), Bennie Rosekrans in household of George Rosekrans, Halfmoon, Saratoga, New York, United States; citing enumeration district , sheet , NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll ; FHL microfilm .
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