In the 1880 census of Mercer Co., MO, are the following Hubbs families: Lindley Twp. 197/198 Hubbs James 56 farmer KY TN KY Susan 52 keeping hse. KY NC TN Mary 19 At home KY KY KY Sarah 17 At home IN KY KY Michael 12 IL KY KY Benjamin 8 IN KY KY 178/179 Hubbs John 30 farmer KY KY KY Lizie 27 keeping hse. IA NJ OH Emmett 7 At school MO KY IA Alva 5 At school MO KY IA Harrison Twp. 44/44 Hubbs Willis 29 farming KY KY KY Sarah L. 23 keeping hse. MO KY KY Laura E. 4 MO KY MO Mary R. 1 MO KY MO Harrison and Lindley Townships border one another, so theese families could even be living across the road from one another and be in different townships. It would seem that James and Susan may be the parents of both John and Willis. There could be daughters in between, who have married and either live nearby, or stayed back east.