Grasping at straws here: I am looking for information on Julius (have seen it spelled Junius on census reports) F. NASH born in Texas ca. 1857. His nickname was "Punch". In 1880 "Punch" was listed on the census in Bastrop County, TX as a stagedriver. In 1910 he was listed on the census in Bastrop County, TX as a deputy sheriff. A nice man sent me a photo of Punch standing in front of the Crystal Saloon in Bastrop, ca. 1910. By 1920 "Punch" was living in Kleberg County, TX - aged 63, occupation: car repairer in a railroad shop. Punch married Emma Jane (census says Jane - family lore says her middle name was Gaul) SAXON. The had 3 kids - Myrtle, Claudia and Horace L. (who died in 1982 in Dallas, TX). Here's where the straws come in: The censuses say that Punch's father was from SC and his mom from TX. Emma had a sister - Marietta who married Wm. H. DUTY. I came across a man named Francis M. NASH b. 1822 in So. Carolina who married Martha Jane DUTY b. 1829 in Gonzales Co., TX. They had a daughter Mary Louisa NASH born in 1860 in Bastrop County. Could Francis M. and Martha Jane be the parents of Julius F. (Francis?) NASH? Seems like too many coincidences to be a coincidence, if you get my drift. Can anyone shed any light on this? Kim