This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/DkB.2ACI/880.1 Message Board Post: It would appear that Joshua Rodgers and Eunice Hendon married in Hood County; I don't have access to marriage records. The Rodger's family came to Hood county between 1900 and 1910 and the Hendon family was in Hood county in 1900; Rodger's returned to Rusk county by 1920. I did not find Joshua after the 1910 record. 1900; Census Place: Justice Precinct 3, Hood, Texas; Roll: T623 1645; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 94. Marion J Hendon, 10/1869, 30, married 9 yrs, born AL, father GA, mother AL, owned farm/no mortgage. Irena, wife, 10/1874, 25, TX TN AL Marvin, son, 7/1891, TX Eunice, dtr, 1/1893, TX Nellie, dtr, 4/1895, TX Aubrey, son, 5/1898, TX Geneva G, dtr, 1/1900, TX Apr 1910: 3 J-Pct, Hood, Texas Series: T624 Roll: 1563 Page: 205B Marion J Hendon, 40, married 20 yrs, AL AL AL Irena, 35, 8 children, all living, TX TX AL Marvin L; Eunica A; Nellie L; Aubrey L; Geneva G; John M [1904]; Ross E [1906]; Leba? son [1908]. 1910, 7 J-Pct, Hood, Texas James Rodges, 53, MS US AL Laurena, wife, 40, TX GA GA, mother of 13 living children, 14 born Weaver, 16 Heuy, 15 Jewel, 13 Otis, 11 Rufus, 9 Ola, 7 Bernice and Berdie, 5 Bessie, 4 Lolenage or Tolenage ?, son, 2 Apr 1910: 3 J-Pct, Hood, Texas Series: T624 Roll: 1563 Page: 207A John W Sparkman, 43, married 19 yrs, born TX, parents TX Ida, wife, 37, TX AL GA Arthur L, son, 17 Annie L, dtr, 15 Monie? A, son, 8 May, dtr, 7 Josh V Rogers, cousin, 21, TX MS TX 1910, page 209A Elbert Rogers, 23, married 6 mos, TX MS TX Mattie, wife, 18, TX AL MS James W, brother, 16, TX MS TX 1900; Census Place: Justice Precinct 4, Rusk, Texas; Roll: T623 1667; Page: 20A; Enumeration District: 86. James A Rodgers, 3/1857, married 16 yrs, MS AL AL, farm was mortgaged Larusia/Louisa ?, wife, 8/1869, 8 children born, 7 living, TX GA GA Elbert, 1/1887 Joshua, 10/1889 Lavena, 12/1890 Weaver, 5/1893 Jan or Ian H, son, 4/1895 Jewel, son, 12/1896 Otis Artis, son, 4/1899 1900; Census Place: Justice Precinct 7, Rusk, Texas; Roll: T623 1667; Page: 9A; Enumeration District: 91. John W Sparkman, 5/1868, married 9 yrs, TX TX TX Ida S, wife, 9/1874, TX AL GA Arthur J, son, 11/1892 Annie, dtr, 7/1894 James Rodgers and John W Sparkman returned to Rusk county by 1920, did not find Joshua and Eunice in 1920 record. 1920 - James Rodgers, 62, MS Louisie S, 49, TX Rufus E, 18 Bertie, 15 Bernice, son, 15 Bessie, 13 Audrey, son, 7 Otis A, 20 Della, wife, 17; Evelin, dtr, 10 mos Aron J, 21 Annie, wife, 18; Anguish, son, 8 mos 1920 - Henderson, Rusk Elbert M Rodgers, 32; Mattie, 28; Ida May, 9; Alfred, 8; Tarton? son, 6; Monnie, son, 4 y4 11 mos; Juanita, 1 yr 8 mos. 1930 Pct 7, Rusk...family transcribed as Rogus which does not soundex from Rodgers/Rogers...looked like Rogers to me ...finally just used James, born MS, 1857. James Rogers, 73; Louessa S, 60; Bertie, dtr, 24. I do not know what kind of quality control Ancestry.com has on the people who transcribed the census records but for what they charge the records should be easier to find. I gave up trying to find the children. I use Texas Rootsweb to find other documentation, transcribed records. I did not try to figure out to whom John Sparkman was related. http://www.rootsweb.com/~txgenweb/