The following transcription is from the Bradley CO, AR census of 1860. page 81,family 540,household 540,Head of household "Bailey, Algernon S",Covington Twp Warren Post Office,53 yrs,Male,White,farmer,real property value $3600 / personal property value $9000,born GA "Bailey, Maria L",41 yrs,Female,White,born AL "Bailey, Benjamin S",19 yrs,Male,White,born MISS "Bailey, Mollie F",16 yrs,Female,White,born MISS "Bailey, Thomas",15 yrs,Male,White,born MISS "Bailey, George",6 yrs,Male,White,born ARK By 1880, the family is in Opelousas, St Landry Parish, LA. Maria is widowed. p. 102, household #285, family #295 Oplousas "Bailey, Maria L", 61 yrs, head of household, operates a boarding house, born AL, father born VA, mother born VA, widowed "Bailey, Thomas F", 26 yrs, son, well borer, born MS, father born GA, mother born AL "Bailey, Georgina", 19 yrs, daughter, at home, born AR, father born GA, mother born AL "Frazer, Willie", 20 yrs, boarder, at leisure, born LA, father born ?, mother born LA "Love, Thomas H", 10 yrs, grandson, at school, born LA, father born AR, mother born MS I believe the daughter Mollie may have married a LOVE while in Arkansas. Do you have any information on this family? I have little information about my grandfather's family. John William Love was born in 1876 in Opelousas, LA. I believe that he is a younger brother of Thomas H listed with Maria in 1880. My father was named Thomas H after his uncle. Any help would be greatly appreciated. **************************************** Mrs. Robbie Love Giles giles@wsu.edu http://www.wsu.edu:8080/~giles/index.htm GOTCHER HomePage http://www.wsu.edu:8080/~giles/gotcher/gotcher.htm ****************************************