Posted on: Grimes Co. Tx Queries Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Tx/Grimes/127 Surname: Shelton, Smith, Merchant ------------------------- The 1870 census for Grimes Co. lists Lewis Shelton, wife Elizabeth and three children, William, Thomas and Henry. Also listed in the household are Catherine Smith and son Sanders Smith. My particular interest is in Catherine Merchant Smith, my great grandmother and Sanders, my grandfather. They and the rest of the children moved to Grimes Co. from Rapides Pr. Louisiana after the death of Sanders Sr. There is speculation that Elizabeth and Catherine are sisters based partly on the indication that they are both from Mississippi and the proximity of their ages. I am searching for further information on the Shelton family and anything about the death and burrial location of Catherine.