The sheet is so dim at Ancestry, that I wasn't able to read it with any accuracy, but fortunately I have the census CD set and I am sure this is the correct family, in spite of SW Armstrong being misread and mis-indexed as JW. Page 92C - ED 91, image 35 of 37 at Ancestry - still in Shelby County: Census Place: Precinct 5, Shelby, Texas Source: FHL Film 1255326 National Archives Film T9-1326 Page 92C Relation Sex Marr Race Age Birthplace J. W. ARMSTRONG Self M M W 45 AL Occ: Farms Fa: SC Mo: AL Mary ARMSTRONG Wife F M W 40 TX Occ: Keeps House Fa: AL Mo: AL S. W. ARMSTRONG Son M W 17 TX Occ: Home Fa: AL Mo: TX J. M. ARMSTRONG Son M S W 13 TX Occ: Home Fa: AL Mo: TX M. J. ARMSTRONG Son M S W 11 TX Occ: Home Fa: AL Mo: TX J. H. ARMSTRONG Son M S W 6 TX Occ: Home Fa: AL Mo: TX A. E. ARMSTRONG Dau F S W 4 TX Occ: Home Fa: AL Mo: TX M. C. ARMSTRONG Dau F S W 1 TX Occ: Home Fa: AL Mo: TX Good luck! Linda in Georgia ----- Original Message ----- From: "Juanetta Powers" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, July 10, 2004 1:14 PM Subject: Re: [TX-CEN] 1880 Unknown County Samuel W. Armstrong > Samuel Wesley Armstrong was born 1837/38 in Alabama, Race is white or Native > American ( not sure on this) Wief's name is Mary Elizabeth (Alvis) Armstrong > born 1840 Shelby County, Texas. Children are James W., Samuel W., John > Munroe, Mary I., Thomas N., George H., Elizabeth Ann, and Margaret C. All > are said to be born in Texas. > No I haven't checked Arkansas. > > Juanetta > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Linda Murray" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Saturday, July 10, 2004 11:12 AM > Subject: Re: [TX-CEN] 1880 Unknown County Samuel W. Armstrong > > > > Juanetta, > > > > If you will let us know that you've already tried, I won't be trying to > send > > you all over the web. > > > > Now - I need to know more about your Samuel Armstrong. I have approximate > > age and place of birth, but can you tell me his race, his wife's name and > > the names of any known children? Especially helpful would be the name of > > the son born in Texas, and the year of his birth. > > > > There's a suspicious Sam Armstrong in 1880 Arkansas. Can I assume that > > you've already ruled out that one? > > > > Linda in Georgia > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Juanetta Powers" <[email protected]> > > To: <[email protected]> > > Sent: Saturday, July 10, 2004 11:27 AM > > Subject: Re: [TX-CEN] 1880 Unknown County Samuel W. Armstrong > > > > > > > Thanks Linda, > > > I used Ancestry.com and still couldn't find them. I know they have to > > be > > > there because my greatgrandfather was born there. > > > > > > Juanetta > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: "Linda Murray" <[email protected]> > > > To: <[email protected]> > > > Sent: Saturday, July 10, 2004 5:15 AM > > > Subject: Re: [TX-CEN] 1880 Unknown County Samuel W. Armstrong > > > > > > > > > > Juanetta, > > > > > > > > The entire US census is online, fully searchable and free at the LDS > > > > website: > > > > > > > > http://www.familysearch.org > > > > > > > > Good luck! > > > > > > > > Linda in Georgia > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > > From: "Juanetta Powers" <[email protected]> > > > > To: <[email protected]> > > > > Sent: Thursday, July 08, 2004 1:54 AM > > > > Subject: [TX-CEN] 1880 Unknown County Samuel W. Armstrong > > > > > > > > > > > > > I would appreciate a lookup for Samuel Wesley Armstrong and his wife > > > Mary > > > > E. > > > > > Armstrong. 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That's them. Thanks so much. No wonder I couldn't find them with Samuel being misindexed as J. W. Thanks again, ----- Original Message ----- From: "Linda Murray" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, July 10, 2004 12:51 PM Subject: Re: [TX-CEN] 1880/Shelby/ARMSTRONG > The sheet is so dim at Ancestry, that I wasn't able to read it with any > accuracy, but fortunately I have the census CD set and I am sure this is the > correct family, in spite of SW Armstrong being misread and mis-indexed as > JW. > >