I am researching, for a friend, descendants of Alexander CHAMBERS, seems to have come to Bastrop County either just before, during or just after, the Civil War, from Alabama and Tennessee. He had a son named Washington born some time in the 1860's. So far, the 1920 census, 1900 and 1910 soundex, deeds index, and Washington Chambers' death certificate, fail to identify where in Bastrop County. It was part of "precinct 4", in "ED 26", in 1920. These sources also completely fail to pin down Washington Chambers' date of birth, some time between 1861 and 1868 - in BAstrop, County as nearly as I could tell, Texas. Both Alexander and Washington owned land, Alexander seems to have initially rented, as per deeds index. They rented from W B Billingsley, and bought from Samuel Fowler and wife, G B Speed and wife, and George andNancy Hodge, and F A Orgain, if that helps pin down where they were. Did Bastrop have a concept of municipalities in the mid 19th century? I've never before seen a deeds index fail to pin that down. Washington Chambers, who married Mary Franklin, his second wife, had Modesta, 17 in 1920 and m Thula? B Handy, , Eddie, 15 in 1920 and m , Evelina Neals, Alexander, 12 in 1920, m Mary Lou Townsend, , and Ferusa, Ferra, also a sister named something that vaguely looked like Coma, and nieces Catherine, Hester, James, Emma, Hattie, none of them still living with Washington by 1910. Alexander Chambers married Charlotte Chambers in Sept 20, 1875 - and this must have also been his second wife, unless this was Alexander a son of Alexander. Presumably, the 1880 census will show the children of Alexander! Yours, Dora Smith __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail - Free email you can access from anywhere! http://mail.yahoo.com/