Hi Scottie, I also have an illusive branch of Houses as well. However, I did find Benjamin House b. 1812 in TN or MISS and his wife Elizabeth b. 1815 in TN. They do not appear to have a John the age you are looking for. Their John was born 1842 in TN or MISS. I can only find them on two censuses 1850 and 1860. However, their daughter Elizabeth House married my 2nd great grandfather Robert Lane and they ended up in Missouri and Arkansas. It may be that you are not picking up your family because of the way the name House is spelled in the Censuses. Have you tried using the variant spellings? Good luck, Yvonne Strong -----Original Message----- From: Scottie [mailto:alcore143@comcast.net] Sent: Saturday, April 22, 2006 10:24 PM To: HOUSE-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [HOUSE] [HOUSE-L] John Edward House/ Missouri pt. 2 John and his family have managed to escape all of the census enumerations that I know of, only after his death did his wife show up in the 1910 Boone county Missouri. I have looked and looked for any listing for John as an adult and as a child, finding nothing.. Surely someone must share a common link with me. The only record I have ever even found with his noame on it is his Obituary and a marriage lic in Bloomington, IL. It is like they avoided the census takers. ============================== Jumpstart your genealogy with OneWorldTree. Search not only for ancestors, but entire generations. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13972/rd.ashx