Hi John,

I haven't had a chance to look at this record yet - but there is an Emilie Maran - mulatto listed in 1870 Census for New Orleans - her birth is listed as Spain (however - since I have a great great uncle by marriage, surname LeVere who listed his birth in census as France (he was passing) when actually born in N.Orleans - I now discount some census info.

Have you checked to see if they are mis-spelled? The only other mulatto Maran's I see in 1870 are in GA - I will go back and look at other spelling combinations.

Sorry to take so long getting back to you on this, but I see you have started a dialogue with another person researching your related lines.

Denise