This looks more like your Prospere than the other: Gagnet, Prospere State: LA Year: 1870 County: Plaquemines Parish Record Federal Population Type: Schedule Township: New Orleans P.O. Page: 249 Sheet No 192 1622 1679 Gagnet, Prospere 35 M M Farmer 2000 400 LA Lodoiska 30 F M Keeping House LA cannot read, cannot write Jos. Moise 11 M M att'g school LA attended school in last year Eleanora 10 F M "" LA attended school in last year Arthur 8 M M LA Alicia 5 F M LA Thomas 4 M M LA Bienville 2 M M La Declouet, Henry 16 M M Farm Laborer La cannot read, cannot write I believe this is the same family in 1860, with the enumerator having written the wrong last name for the children: Gamme, Prosper State: LA Year: 1860 County: Plaquemines Parish Record Type: Federal Population Schedule Township: Pointe A La Hache P.O. Page: 686 Dwelling 78, Family 116 Manette Duplessis 54 F M 1000 3000 LA Family 117 Prosper Gamme 25 M M LA Family 118 Felix Duplessis 25 M M LA Jeanne Duplessis 23 F M LA Felix Duplessis 7 M M LA Prosper Duplessis 5 M M LA ?? Duplessis 3 M M LA Alema Duplessis 1 F M LA Lodoiska Duplessis 22 F M Seamstress LA Moise Duplessis 2 M M LA Eleanor Duplessis 6/12 F M LA I hope this helps! Karen ----- Message from Gloria & Bruce Wilson <redhangr@hcnews.com> on Mon, 17 Jun 2002 17:27:20 -0500 ----- To: LA-CENSUS-LOOKUP-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [LA-CEN] 1860, Gagner/Ganier, Prospere Would someone please look up the following in the 1860 and also 1870 LA census? Unknown Parish. Surname: Ganier or Gagner First Name: Prospere Spouse: L???????????? children: Possibly a son, Thomas A. Possibly a daughter, Eleonora Thank you