Gina, I have a transcription of the 1870 census. I will look for your family after work today and get back to you. I don't have 1880, and as far as I know there is not a book of the census. The soundex and census are on microfilm. Rick > Does anyone know if indexes for the 1870 & 1880 federal census exist and/or > are posted on the web?  I am seeking the family of Jessie & Rebecca Ann > Elizabeth "Betty (Harris) Gooch, believed to be residing in the Selmer area. >       ~gina thomas patterson~ > > > Visit my homepage at > http://hometown.aol.com/ginaburningsky/myhomepage/business.html > <A HREF="http://burningskyenterprises.com/">Burningskyenterprises.com</A> > > > > ============================== > Ancestry.com Genealogical Databases > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/rwlist2.asp > Search over 2500 databases with one easy query! >