Thanks, Dee, I do not know Julia America's maiden name, only that she was born in Mississippi about 1840. Ancestry does not have any of her marriage records. I have one marriage record from Gonzales County, where she, Mrs. J.A. Seely, married L.W. Moore in 1876. I have done substantial research in the records of the Diocese of Texas during the period 1860-1871 (and later). I do know that Seely's first wife, Elizabeth, died in 25 August 1865; her death is recorded in his hand in his Family Bible. That was the last event he recorded in the Bible. Also, Elizabeth's obituary was published in a Galveston paper. (Someone in the family continued to write family events, including R.S. Seely's death in the Seely Bible, but no mention is made in the Bible of his second wife, or the baby born to them.) When Richard Seely died in 1871, Bishop Alexander Gregg expressed sorrow for the widow and family of R.S. Seely in the annual convention record. This is my direct evidence that Seely married again, as Gregg would have known Seely's marital status. I have read each and every annual record of the Diocese conventions from 1860 through 1871. That is how I know where Seely was and what he was up to. Each one of the missionaries submitted a report annually most years. I do not have a census record for Richard or R.S. Seely or Julia America Davis/Seely or any of her children in 1870, as this was the time frame when they moved from Robertson County to Polk County. The Robertson County Census was enumerated in October after they left (I suppose) and the Polk County census was enumerated in June before they arrived (I suppose). Seely's oldest daughter was recorded in both censuses, Robertson and Polk County, as she and her husband, baby(s), son from her first marriage, and her youngest Seely sibling moved from Polk to Robertson. Daryl On Saturday, November 15, 2014 4:00 PM, "Dee Dee King, Certified Genealogist" <[email protected]> wrote: Daryl, have you searched by her maiden name? Or do you know it?  There are lots of Texas marriage records with the bride's married name from the previous marriage, but the maiden name was used, too. Haven't found any policy on how they were to be recorded.    Are there archives or old newsletters/publications from the church that might have news of the ministers?   Ancestry does?, or does not have the marriage record?  Where is Seely in the 1870 census?   Dee   > On November 15, 2014 at 3:38 PM Daryl Johanson via <[email protected]> wrote: > > > I am searching for a Texas marriage record for Richard S. Seely (widower) and Mrs. Julia America Davis (widow), who might have married from late 1865 to early 1871. A search of Texas marriage records on Ancestry.com does reveal the record, but I downloaded a spreadsheet from Ancestry.com for all the Texas counties and the years for which they have records. There are 205 Texas counties (80%) that do not include the full date range of possibilities for the Seely/Davis marriage. I thought that the couple would have married in the counties where each of them were known to have lived, but perhaps they married in a neighboring county. Seely was an Episcopalian priest, a missionary to Texas, from 1860 until 1871.  Nearly all of his ministry was within Washington and Robertson Counties. In 1870, he moved to Polk County, and died in Woodville, Feb 1871. The couple could have been married by one of his fellow ministers - and that could account for them not being married in Robertson County, where their one son was likely born. (Each had children from first marriages.) > These are the counties I have identified as Likely: Brazos, Leon, Limestone, Milam, Polk**, Robertson*, San Jacinto, Trinity, Walker, and Washington.These are the counties I have identified as Not as Likely: Falls**, Fayette**, Gonzales***, Red River*, Wilson**. > *Marriage records available in Ancestry.com for the time period, but there is no record for Seely/Davis.**Phone county clerk's office, no marriage record for Seely/Davis - these may need to be searched in person to be certain.***Visited county clerk's office, no marriage record for Seely/Davis > If you are able to help me search one or more of the Likely counties, please contact me off-list and let me know your availability and fees. >  I have not ordered marriage records from the FHL for the likely counties - maybe that should be a next step. Would you order all likely counties or just a couple of counties at a time? > If you have more ideas on how to figure this out, I am interested to hear from you. > Daryl Johanson > The Transitional Genealogists List was created to provide a supportive environment for genealogists to learn best practices as they transition to professional level work. 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