Hello List, This census record for Joseph M. Harkey is confusing. Looking at it I see there are children listed as step-children by the last name of Man. There is no way those children could be the children of Henierita Jackson, wife of Joseph M. Harkey and the step-children of Joseph M. Harkey. They are almost as old as Henierita. Is there anyone from the family of Joseph M. and Henierita Jackson Harkey on this list? Hopefully you can help us straighten this out. Who were those Man children on the 1880 census? Also, two of Joseph M. Harkey's sisters married men by the name of Hall. One of them, Nancy Jane, married John Hall. We have her death date as 1873. This fits for there to be some of her children living with her brother, but......... the boy, John M. Hall, listed as nephew of Joseph M. Harkey on this census is listed as age 5. That does not fit a death date for Nancy of 1873. Does anyone know if these Hall children are the children of the sister, Nancy Jane, who married John Hall, or if they are the children of her sister, Sarah C. who married David Hall.? Notice that David and Sarah are listed on the 1880 census I sent. Can anyone help me out here and tell me who these children belong to? Thanks and the census record in question is pasted below. Flora Census Place: Precinct 2, San Saba, Texas Source: FHL Film 1255326 National Archives Film T9-1326 Page 447A Relation Sex Marr Race Age Birthplace Joseph HARKEY Self M M W 28 AR Fa: NC Mo: --- Henrietta HARKEY Wife F M W 29 AR Occ: Keeping House Fa: --- Mo: --- David HARKEY Brother M S W 14 TX Occ: Works On Farm Fa: NC Mo: --- Moses J. HARKEY Brother M S W 12 TX Occ: Works On Farm Fa: NC Mo: --- John David HARKEY Son M S W 2 TX Fa: AR Mo: AR Samuel J. HARKEY Son M S W 1 TX Fa: AR Mo: AR Sarah E. HARKEY Dau F S W 4M TX Fa: AR Mo: AR Granville MAN SSon M S W 25 KY Fa: KY Mo: KY Sallie MAN SDau F S W 20 KY Fa: KY Mo: KY Margaret HALL Niece F S W 9 TX Fa: TN Mo: AR Tenn HALL Niece F S W 7 TX Fa: TN Mo: AR John M. HALL Nephew M S W 5 TX Fa: TN Mo: AR ==============