Carmelita, I think the LDS just put that because nothing was listed. And sometimes I think they also put "other" if they couldn't read what it said? If you look at the image it doesn't say anything in the column for head of house or wife etc. http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/tn/smith/census/1880/117-03.gif Just says Kemp, Burrell 85 farmer Kemp, Jane 52 housekeeper? If you look at the previous family on this page continued from the previous page. Is the Zachariah Taylor Payne & Connie J. Crabtree family and LDS has them transcribed as JAMES http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/tn/smith/census/1880/117-02.gif 1880 Household: Name Relation Marital Status Gender Race Age Birthplace Occupation Father's Birthplace Mother's Birthplace Zachary T. JAMES Self M Male W 32 TN Farmer TN VA Canna J. JAMES Wife M Female W 26 TN Housekeeper TN TN Clara M. JAMES Dau S Female W 5 TN TN TN Charlie W. JAMES Son S Male W 3 TN TN TN Walter B. JAMES Son S Male W 1 TN TN TN Thomas J. KNIGHT Other S Male W 24 TN Farmer TN TN Amana PAYNE Other S Female W 45 TN Housekeeper TN VA Carrie BRYANT Other S Female W 19 TN Housekeeper TN TN -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Source Information: Census Place District 5, Smith, Tennessee Family History Library Film 1255280 NA Film Number T9-1280 Page Number 57B http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/tn/smith/census/1880/117-02.gif LDS has the Darius A. (Rice) Witt family transcribed as HILL in 1880. If you look at the image it is hard to read but I believe it's WITT. http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/tn/smith/census/1880/117-03.gif 1880 Household: Name Relation Marital Status Gender Race Age Birthplace Occupation Father's Birthplace Mother's Birthplace Dirias H. HILL Self M Male W 31 TN Grocery Keeper VA TN Fannie L. HILL Other M Female W 31 TN Housekeeper TN TN Valley E. HILL Other S Female W 8 TN TN TN Robert HILL Other S Male W 4 TN TN TN Haywood C. HILL Other S Male W 2 TN TN TN -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Source Information: Census Place District 5, Smith, Tennessee Family History Library Film 1255280 NA Film Number T9-1280 Page Number 58C So its always good to check the image if you can. We can do that with Smith Co. since the 1880 images are online. But unless you have Ancestry.com or access to 1880 census its kind of hard to check the images of some counties. Mary Knight If Jane was his wife, does anyone know why he lists her as "other" on the 1880 census? I know there is a marriage certificate for a Burrell and Jane but could it have been another Burrell? Just curious..... 1880 Census Place District 5, Smith, TN Family History Library Film 1255280 NA Film Number T9-1280 Page Number 58C Burrel KEMP Self M Male W 85 NC NC NC Farmer Jane KEMP Other M Female W 52 TN TN TN Housekeeper Carmelita ==== TNSMITH Mailing List ==== Add Your Surnames to Our Smith County Surnames Page at: http://www.rootsweb.com/~tnsmith/tngen/surnames.htm