Goldie, I was trying to find Simon P. in the 1880c to help you know when he came to Tx. But I did not find him there at all, under any name. Nor did I find Jemima. But I did find one Simon P Taylor (b 1830) in SC. He seems much older than his wife, Nancy. Could this be your Simon? Carleen Census Place: Stony Battery, Newberry, South Carolina 1880 Source: FHL Film 1255236 National Archives Film T9-1236 Page 208B Relation Sex Marr Race Age Birthplace Simon P. TAYLOR Self M M W 60 SC Occ: Farmer Fa: SC Mo: SC Nancy TAYLOR Wife F M W 30 SC Occ: Keeping House Fa: SC Mo: SC James J. TAYLOR Son M S W 21 SC Occ: Wheelright Fa: SC Mo: SC Willie TAYLOR Son M S W 9 SC Occ: At School Fa: SC Mo: SC Bennett TAYLOR Son M S W 7 SC Occ: At School Fa: SC Mo: SC Olla TAYLOR Dau F S W 3 SC Fa: SC Mo: SC James DERRICK Other M S B 21 SC Occ: Servant Fa: SC Mo: SC