Didn't find them in 1870, but this looks like your family in 1880. From the 1880 LDS census transcription: 1880 - Census Place: 4th Ward, St. Landry, Louisiana Source: FHL Film 1254470 National Archives Film T9-0470 Page 269D Relation Sex Marr Race Age Birthplace Joseph SIMON Self M M B 46 LA Occ: Farmer Fa: LA Mo: LA Manirva SIMON Wife F M B 37 LA Occ: Keeping House Fa: LA Mo: LA Joseph SIMON Son M S B 14 LA Occ: Laborer Fa: LA Mo: LA Mamie SIMON Dau F S B 9 LA Fa: LA Mo: LA Edward SIMON Son M S B 8 LA Fa: LA Mo: LA Albert SIMON Son M S B 6 LA Fa: LA Mo: LA Emma SIMON Dau F S B 4 LA Fa: LA Mo: LA Sarah SIMON Dau F S B 2 LA Fa: LA Mo: LA I hope this helps, Linda in Georgia Census/Cemetery Lookup Volunteer Genealogy is my ONLY business. ----- Original Message ----- From: <ADixon1621@aol.com> To: <LA-CENSUS-LOOKUP-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, September 03, 2002 2:34 PM Subject: [LA-CEN] St. Landry > My name is Albert Dixon and I have been trying to find my g-g-grandparents. > They lived in Palmetto,LA. Their names were Joesph and Minervy SIMON > If you could see if they are listed in the 1870 census would help greatly. > Any help would be deeply appreciated. > > Thanks in advance. > > Albert Dixon(ADixon1621@AOL.com) > > > ==== LA-CENSUS-LOOKUP Mailing List ==== > To Unsub from digest mail mode, send the command "unsubscribe" to > XX-CENSUS-LOOKUP-D-request@rootsweb.com (Remove the XX and replace it with your state abbreviation ) > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > >