Hello List, My work for the family of Henry T. Jones and Elizabeth Burgess Jones continues. I have a couple more questions--it seems like a shot in the dark, but I'll give you a try. They appear on the 1870 Page County Census with their children, Josephine, Clarence, and Jahu. I know they had another son, Andrew in 1874/1875. They also appear on the 1880 census with another daughter, Lettie Jane, born in Texas in 1877. I know from an obituary that they were in Texas for 3 or 4 years when Andrew was a little boy--possibly 1875-78/79. I also know that two children were buried in Texas. I don't know if they were born in Iowa before they left or if they were born in Texas. It seems unlikely that she would have three children in Texas in three or four years. Now the questions. Am I overlooking any records that might tell about the births of children before 1880? Does anyone have any ancestors that left for Texas for any reason that they know of around that time? I wonder if they went to join family members in Texas, or did they leave with friends in Iowa to embark on something new and seemingly promising. Evidently it didn't work out. If I had any idea where they went in Texas, I could begin searching for death or cemetery records of the two children and thus identify them and add them to my family group sheet. I would love to hear from anyone with any ideas. I appreciate all the help from members of the list. Everyone is so helpful and friendly. Kristy