In a message dated 5/3/1999 6:18:37 AM Central Daylight Time, TTaylor634@aol.com writes: << William Taylor 1860 Jasper co,Texas census Newton P O Page # 412 William Taylor 1870 Jasper co,Texas census Jasper sub 23 Page # 509 >> Ted, William Taylor 1860 Census Jasper County - is listed in household #365 as follows - William age 44 years old, Elizabeth 44 yrs, born LA Henes 17 yrs, born LA Zachery, 12 yrs, born LA Nancy, 8 yrs, born TX Elizabeth, 5 yrs, born TX They have David Jones family living on one side and George Smith family on the other. 1870 Elizabeth is apparently dead by this time, because William is with his second wife, Sarah H. Holmes, who he married 26 Sep 1865 in Newton Co. Household #411 William, age 51 yrs Sarah H., age 29 years Nancy, age 18 yrs Elizabeth, age 15 yrs Thomas L., age 3 yrs William D., age 1 yr. (all born Texas, except William) Next door is his son Zachariah, who married Mileachee Hawthorne, and a black family Taylor on the other side. William is also in the 1880 census of Jasper: Precinct 3, household #116 William, age 60 yrs old Sarah, age 40 yrs Betty, age 24 yrs (this is Elizabeth) Thomas, age 13 yrs William D., age 11 yrs (again all born Tx, except William) next door to him is Duncan Morgan and family; and the same black Taylor family as in the 1870 census. Hope this helps