This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/0IB.2ACE/304.310.4.2 Message Board Post: Sorry, hit the wrong button and the message went out empty... Hi, I don'T see the family you are looking for in DeSoto - but there is a family with several children's names that match the family you are seeking in Attala County. Even though the wife's first name is not as you remember it - this could be them - since census name taking is often innacurate, and families used nicknames for folks alot. Hope this helps, Denise 1880 Census: Census Place: Mitchells Mills, Attala, Mississippi Source: FHL Film 1254641 National Archives Film T9-0641 Page 80C Relation Sex Marr Race Age Birthplace Jim HOWELL Self M W B 44 GA Occ: Laborer Fa: GA Mo: GA Mary A HOWELL Dau F S B 18 MS Occ: House Keeping Fa: GA Mo: GA Laura HOWELL Dau F S B 16 MS Occ: Laborer Fa: GA Mo: GA Abba HOWELL Dau F S B 15 MS Occ: Laborer Fa: GA Mo: GA Phillis HOWELL Dau F S B 14 MS Occ: Laborer Fa: GA Mo: GA Arnold HOWELL Son M S B 13 MS Occ: Laborer Fa: GA Mo: GA James HOWELL Son M S B 10 MS Occ: Labor Fa: GA Mo: GA Agustus HOWELL Son M S B 7 MS Fa: GA Mo: GA George HOWELL Son M S B 6 MS Fa: GA Mo: GA Joe HOWELL Son M S B 5 MS Fa: GA Mo: GA Martha HOWELL Dau F S B 4 MS Fa: GA Mo: GA Clement HOWELL Son M S B 3 MS Fa: GA Mo: GA For AA geneology assistance check out: http://www.afrigeneas.com/forums.shtml