"ASHTON-REDLIN ANNETTE" <ashtonredlin@yahoo.co.uk> wrote: > The obvious thing now seems to > be to look on the 1910 census for Texas - can anyone tell me whether > there is a cheaper way of doing this than taking out a subscription > to Ancestry.com? You'll probably get some free look-ups from helpful souls, but in case not, there is "a cheaper way." There is on microfilm a soundex index for the 1910 Texas census. Check at a Family History Center or your local library. Also check with your libary to see if it subscribes the the Heritage Quest census package (from ProQuest) or one of the other services. HQ has the 1910 census indexed. Ancestry.com does not have the 1910 census indexes, so it wouldn't be the best choice if that is your need. Genealogy.com does have an on--line index to the 1910 census - the one that HQ had prepared. As for what is "cheaper," everyone has different needs and means. But for as many look-ups as I do (often several each day), it is a whole lot "cheaper" to have subscriptions to both Ancestry.com and Genealogy.com. I guess they cost a total of $20 a month. I could borrow only four or five microfilm for that (and I would still have to drive somewhere to look at them). Or I can go to the National Archives and look at the microfilm "for free" - if I want to spend $20 a day to park nearby. And remember, there are indexes for many of the on-line images. You can often find a record on-line in sends. If you don't have memories of cranking microfilm readers all day for a couple of days just to find one family, you may not realize what "cheaper" really is! I did a quick search at Genealogy.com for William Baxter in 1910 Texas. There are a couple dozen of that name - maybe more - but I noticed only one born outside of the U.S and he was in his 60s. Maybe someone else will spot him for you. At Ancestry.com for 1920 only 8 names William Baxter, all born in U.S. Some 27 of that name in the every-name index of the 1930 census at Ancestry, but I didn't see any likely matches. You'll want to confirm these results as I did it hurriedly. Richard "Richard A. Pence" <richardpence@pipeline.com>