Following is the earliest census record I can locate on my great-grandparents and their young family, I am sending this to several lists I have joined and apologize if you get it more than once. From this census info, it appears my ggrandfather, Robbert Wilkins, was born about 1852-1853 somewhere in Alabama. His father was born in SC and his mother in NC, but I don't know either of their names. My ggrandmother, Frances M. FLOYD (Fannie), was born also about 1852-1853 in Alabama. Her father was born in SC and her mother in AL, but I don't know their names either. I am hoping to find my ggrandfather and ggrandmother, possibly at age 7-9 years in an Alabama census with their unknown parents. If anyone could help, I would appreciate it. About 4 years ago, someone on one of these lists did give me the information I was looking for on my ggrandfather Robbert Wilkins and his parents, but shortly after two things happened: my computer crashed and I crashed. I have another computer and I am healthy once again, but the information I was given seems to be lost forever. 1880 Township 7, Cherokee County, Alabama Page 264A Relation Sex Marr Race Age Birthplace Robbert WILKINS Self M M W 27 AL Farmer Fa: SC Mo: NC Francis M. WILKINS Wife F M W 27 AL Keeps House Fa: SC Mo: AL Julis R. WILKINS Son M S W 3 GA Fa: AL Mo: AL John W. WILKINS Son M S W 6M GA Fa: AL Mo: AL Mary WILKINS Niece F S W 16 AL Fa: AL Mo: AL This is what I know about these families to date: * *WILKINS*,Robert Elish (nickname: Dock) b abt 1852-1853 AL marr FLOYD, Frances M. (nickname: Fannie) b abt 1852-1853 AL; Robert E WILKINS is supposed to be N.A., probably Cherokee; family "lore" has him on the Trail of Tears with his parents - no documentation of that thus far. Robbert E. (Dock) WILKINS and Frances M. (Fannie) FLOYD had the following children that I am aware of: 1.)Julis or Julius (nieces/nephews called him "Uncle Pete") WILKINS: b abt 1876-1877 in GA.; marr Minda E. ?? abt 1897-1899; Per 1910 Fed Census, family lived in Bossier Parish, LA with 4 of 6 children living: Grady WILKINS, age 11, b AL; Fannie WILKINS, age 6, b LA; Ella WILKINS, age 3, b LA; Roy L. WILKINS, age 1 yr 3 mos, b LA. Sometime after 1910, this family moved to the Lufkin/Nacogdoches area of TX where, for now, it appears they remained. With info from the 1910 Bossier Parish census, it would appear that Julis/Julius "Pete" Wilkins and his wife Minda ? were in AL in 1898-1900 range since 11 yr old son Grady born there; By about 1903-1905, they were in LA since 6 year old Fannie was born there as were the next 2 children Ella and Roy. 2.) John William WILKINS, ( my grandfather) b 1878-1879 in GA, d 1928 in Bossier Parish, LA; marr Mary Lorean LOCKEY, b 1-12-1887 in Bossier Parish LA, d 10-22-1971 in Bossier Parish, LA; marr date 8-23-1903 in Bossier Parish, LA; per 1910 Fed Census, family lived in Bossier Parish LA with 3 children: Huey WILKINS, age 6 b LA, d 1980; Annie Belle WILKINS, age 3, b LA, d abt Mar, 1956; Johnnie Hall, age 2yrs 1mo, b LA, d Aug 1977; Children born after 1910 Census were Jessie Lorean WILKINS, b LA, d abt 1986, Kemp, TX; Cornealius Robert Edward WILKINS, b LA, d abt 1984; and J.W. WILKINS, b 10-22-1919 in LA, d 9-16-1999; this entire family remained in Bossier Parish, LA until death except Jessie Lorean who, on a visit to her Uncle Pete (Julius/Julis)WILKINS in E. Texas, met and later married Archie Avery CRAWFORD and the rest of her life was spent in the Dallas TX surrounding area. 3.)Ella Louise WILKINS, b 5-25-1884 in GA; d 3-31-1967 in Springhill, Webster Parish, LA; marr Asa Hoxie Matlock b 4-5-1855, d 1-25-1919 in Bossier Parish, LA; children: Jennie Lee MATLOCK b 9-1909 & still living!!!; Theo Doshie MATLOCK b 1-26-1911 d 10-27-1999 (Theo Doshie was named after Asa's 1st wife Theodoshia RODGERS! Ella was his 3rd wife, after Mattie BOUNDS); Robert B. MATLOCK b 12-1913, d?; Jesse Odist MATLOCK, b 1-7-1915, d ?; Emma Irene MATLOCK b 12-18-1917, d 9-7-1977; Twins who died at birth; All the children of Ella and Asa Matlock were born in the Bossier/Webster Parish, LA area; 4.) Earnest W. WILKINS, b 12-15-1887 in Cheek, AL, d abt 1962 in Bossier Parish, LA; marr Josephine HOLLAND Mar 3, 1905 in Bossier Parish, LA; children, per 1910 Fed Census for Bossier Parish, LA: Charley, b ? LA; Lizzie M b ? Bossier Parish, LA; Other known children born after 1910 census: Icy WILKINS, Martha WILKINS, Madeline WILKINS; 5.) James Franklin WILKINS (also called "Dock"), b abt 1893-1894 in GA, d? Bossier Parish, LA; marr Hattie Newton, date/place unk; Dock and Hattie did have children, but names are not known at present; They had a cafe in Eudora, AR at some point named the Silver Dollar due to the silver dollars imbedded into the floor; Hattie is buried somewhere in ! AR (most likely Eudora area), but James Franklin WILKINS is buried at Rocky Mount Presbyterian Cemetery in Bossier Parish, LA next to his brother John William WILKINS. If anyone recognizes anything here or if you are a part of this family, or if you can add to what little I know PLEASE PLEASE let me know. If I can further anyone else's research in the Bossier Parish, LA area just let me know, I will certainly do what I can! Other family surnames, in addition to WILKINS, are LOCKEY, HOOKER, FLOYD, URQUHART, METHVIN, and MURPHY - for now...... Thanks so much for any help available. Brenda Wilkins Hudson