Posted on: JoDaviess Co. Il Query Forum Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Il/JoDaviess/725 Surname: ------------------------- When my grandfather Geo. D. Isbell crossed the border into Canada he gave his birthplace as Houston, IL. His parents were on the Jo Daviess census for 1850 and 1860. He was born 1856. Is there a state census for the inbetween year of 1855? Is there a place in Jo Daviess Co. named Houston? I find it difficult to believe he did not know where he was born. The only Houston I could find was in Adams Co. I'm looking for a logical explanation.