From roots-in@roots-l.rootsweb.com Tue Oct 21 15:58:29 2003 Received: from mail.rootsweb.com (mail.rootsweb.com [192.168.16.34]) by lists5.rootsweb.com (8.12.8/8.12.8) with ESMTP id h9LLwTI8023729; Tue, 21 Oct 2003 15:58:29 -0600 Received: from roots-l.rootsweb.com (roots-l.rootsweb.com [66.43.16.22]) by mail.rootsweb.com (8.12.8/8.12.4) with ESMTP id h9LLwToS032111 for ; Tue, 21 Oct 2003 15:58:29 -0600 Received: from roots-l.rootsweb.com (roots-l [127.0.0.1]) by roots-l.rootsweb.com (8.12.8/8.12.8) with ESMTP id h9LJoUd0016975 for ; Tue, 21 Oct 2003 15:50:30 -0400 Received: (from roots-in@localhost) by roots-l.rootsweb.com (8.12.8/8.12.8/Submit) id h9LJoUAV016973 for roots-approved@rootsweb.com; Tue, 21 Oct 2003 15:50:30 -0400 Received: from lists5.rootsweb.com (lists5.rootsweb.com [207.40.200.41]) by roots-l.rootsweb.com (8.12.8/8.12.8) with ESMTP id h9LJU3d0016896 for ; Tue, 21 Oct 2003 15:30:03 -0400 Received: (from slist@localhost) by lists5.rootsweb.com (8.12.8/8.12.8) id h9LLbv30007651 for roots-in@roots-l.rootsweb.com; Tue, 21 Oct 2003 15:37:57 -0600 X-Envelope-From: hebe@peoplescom.net Tue Oct 21 15:37:57 2003 Received: from mail.rootsweb.com (mail.rootsweb.com [192.168.16.34]) by lists5.rootsweb.com (8.12.8/8.12.8) with ESMTP id h9LLbvI8007640 for ; Tue, 21 Oct 2003 15:37:57 -0600 Received: from smtp3.america.net (smtp3.america.net [199.170.121.153]) by mail.rootsweb.com (8.12.8/8.12.4) with ESMTP id h9LLbuoS028649 for ; Tue, 21 Oct 2003 15:37:57 -0600 Received: from [67.128.177.206] (helo=qutxpinhebe) by smtp3.america.net with smtp (Exim 4.10) id 1AC4CZ-0004Fq-00 for ROOTS-L@rootsweb.com; Tue, 21 Oct 2003 17:38:04 -0400 Message-ID: <001001c3982b$f7910d40$ceb18043@qutxpinhebe> From: "Herschell Spears" To: Date: Tue, 21 Oct 2003 16:34:17 -0700 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.50.4133.2400 X-MIMEOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.50.4133.2400 Sender: roots-in@roots-l.rootsweb.com Subject: [ROOTS-L] Census mystery Archibald C;. Spears, my G.G;.Grandfather, sold his farm and home in Desotoville, Choctaw County, Alabama. He, his wife Elizabeth, A. C. Spears Jr., and their two youngest sons, John Thomas and Joseph, left Choctaw County in November 1865 and settled near the town of Grandview, Johnson County, Texas. The Johnson County, Texas census of 1870, enumerated on 7 September 1870, lists this Spears Family: Spears, A. C. age 63, male, white, Farmer. Elizabeth age 64, female, white, keeping house Joseph age 21 These three listings is what we expected to find in this census. The last listing was a surprise. Spears , Ms age 12, female, black The census listing that I have is really not too clear and very hard to read. We are requesting help in solving this mystery. Maybe someone has access to a census that is more legible and can verify that this young girl is listed as shown above. I also hope that fellow rooters who have more experience in such matters, could explain how, and why, and help us solve this mystery. Herschell R. Spears hebe@peoplescom.net