In the 1880 census of Phillips Co, Ar I find my Martin line. CAN ANYONE HELP No record has been found of this family after then but just enough to know they were still there in 1940---------They are not listed on the 1900--10--20--30 census WHERE WERE THEY???????????? R.A. aka R.A. aka RUBEN MARTIN is listed on the 1880 census with several of his children some married some not married. A son JAMES H (?) MARTIN was found in the marriage records as marrying HESELTINE BROWN also a sister of James married ADOLPHUS BROWN. Bro and sister marrying bro and sister. Aolphus and wife died young leaving 2 sons that never knew anything about the Martin family. Can anyone help???????????????----------james

In the 1900 census for District 84, Helena, Phillips County, Arkansas, we find the household of Adolphus Brown (born Aug 1865), wife Mary (born June 1870, mother of 6 children, 4 still living), and sons James (born Jan 1887) and Jesse James (shown as born Nov 1883, but should probably be 1893, as he is listed as only 6). Also in Helena (District 85) is a Milton Martin, born May 1863, no one else in his household. He is roughly the right age to be Ruben's son (who was 14 in the 1880 census). You may also find this link helpful, although I don't know the source of its information: http://us.geocities.com/freebirdnc/00028.htm#001 Regards, Drew Smith On 2/4/07, clarkappliance@bellsouth.net <clarkappliance@bellsouth.net> wrote: > In the 1880 census of Phillips Co, Ar I find my Martin line. CAN ANYONE HELP > > No record has been found of this family after then but just enough to know they were still there in 1940---------They are not listed on the 1900--10--20--30 census WHERE WERE THEY???????????? > > R.A. aka R.A. aka RUBEN MARTIN is listed on the 1880 census with several of his children some married some not married. > > A son JAMES H (?) MARTIN was found in the marriage records as marrying HESELTINE BROWN also a sister of James married ADOLPHUS BROWN. Bro and sister marrying bro and sister. Aolphus and wife died young leaving 2 sons that never knew anything about the Martin family.