Gaylynn....thanks for the reply. As far as I know Henry and Elizabeth did not return to Ala or Miss from Texas. After their marriage in Carroll Co Ga in l855, I next found them in Russell Co Alabama in the l860 census. One male child born in l858 was the only child listed.....N. Martin. I don't know who this was. In Leon Co Texas in the l870 census three children were listed....Margretta, born l860, Henry R. Jr., born l866 and Nancy, born l868...all born in Alabama. Nancy married Davis Baggett in l883 in Freestone Co Texas. After l870 Henry and Elizabeth disappeared ....so they could have returned to Ala or Miss. In the l880 census of Freestone Co Texas (adjoins Leon Co) Nancy and Henry Jr were living with other Martin families....my great uncle. We assume Henry and Elizabeth had died but so far have not determined what happened to them. We believe Henry had at least two brothers, John Jackson Martin, bl820 and William Ervin Martin, bl8l8. William married Nancy Pinder in Upson Co Ga in l842. In the l860 census John Martin (Jack) was living in Randolph Co Ala....adjoins Carroll Co Ga. William was in Dale Co Al in l860.....by l870 all three of these families were in Freestone and Leon Co in Texas. Does any of this sound familar? I would appreciate any info on the Carroll Co Martins. As you might guess I am looking for parentage for the three Martin brothers. John Kulbeth, Merced, Ca.