First I want to say Happy New Year to all. As the new year dawns not much has changed in my quest! I am still stuck at Robert Zeb Boyd b. abt. 1850 in Mississippi married to Senia Margaret Gray b. abt. 1850 in Mississippi. I believe that Robert's father was William Boyd, b. abt. 1827, living next door to him in 1870 in Liberty County, Texas. After this I lose track of William and all of his family. This is the way the census records look in 1870: 1870 Liberty County, Texas, Precinct #3, Tarkington Praire, P. O., August 5, 1870, Page 15=20 119 118 Boyd William 43 W M Farming Mississippi Mary 42 W F Housekeeping Mississippi Washington B. 16 W M Mississippi Missouri 10 W F Louisiana Sallie A. 9 W F Texas Josephine 6 W F Texas William P. 2/12 W M Texas Williamson Alexander 14 W M Texas Nancy 20 W F Alabama 120 119 Boyd Robert Z. 20 W M Farming Mississippi Cenie 20 W F Housekeeping Mississippi Alice A. 1 W F Texas William 3/12 W M Texas My great grandmother was born in 1875, her name was Sennie Margaret Melinda Arkansas Jane Boyd. Now the interesting part is in the 1880 census: 1880 San Jacinto County, Texas, District 2, June 25, 1880, Pg. 35 5 5 Boyd Robert Z. W M 30 Farmer Mississippi Ceny Wife W F 35 Keeping House Mississippi S Carolina Amanda A. Daughter W F 10 Texas Mississippi Mississippi William L. Son W M 9 Texas Mississippi Mississippi Mary E. Daughter W F 7 Texas Mississippi Mississippi Robert, Jr. Son W M 5 Texas Mississippi Mississippi Margarett Daughter W F 4 Texas Mississippi Mississippi No Name Son W M 2 Texas Mississippi Mississippi 6 6 Gray John W M 26 Louisiana N Carolina Mississippi Mary Wife W F 28 Louisiana Germany Louisiana Notice the John Gray living next door to Robert & Ceny, he was born in Louisiana and is Ceny's brother. Now go back to the 1870 census and notice Missouri Boyd born in Louisiana, this places both families in Louisiana within a six year period of each other but not Robert & Ceny. San Jacinto & Liberty Counties are adjacent to each other.