I'm working on the BOUNDS family who was in Trinity Co. Texas 1880, then in Houston Co. in 1900. Thomas Jefferson Bounds (b. 1850 maybe Ky) and wife Ida --is on the census as follows: 1880 Trinity Co. Texas Jefferson Boounds, 29 Ky-Md Ida 23 Ky William H. 9 Ar Ky-Ky Mary A. 7 Tx-Ky-Ky Viola 3 Tx-Ky-Ky Walter 6m Tx - Ky-Ky 1900 Coltharp, Houston, Texas Thomas Bounds June 1850 - 49 m30 Ky-Ky-Ky Ida F., wife April 1846 44 m30 Ar-Ky-Al 6child, 6 living Mary A. Steeley dau Apr 1874, 26 widow Ar-Ky-Al 3 children 3 living George W. Bounds, son Nov 1879 20, single Tx-Ky-Al *** Dora B. Bounds, dau Aug 1884 15 ------SPRADLY? Hugh Steeley, grandson Aug 1894 5 Tx-Tx-Ar Falva Steeley, grandson April 1897, age 3 Tx Jesse P. Steeley, granddaughter, Oct 1898 age 1 b. Tx 1910 Houston Co. Texas Ida Bounds Ms-Ms-Ms 56 - 6 childen 5 living widow Mrs. Mollie Hood 34 Tx-Ky-Ms 6 childre 6 living widow Sillie Hood, granddaughter 7 Tx-Tx-Miss Tommy, grandson 5 Tx-Tx-Ms Mattie, granddaughter 3 Tx-Tx-Ms Falvy Steeley grandson, 13 Pearl 11 Tx-Tx-Ms George Walters Bounds listed above are on the census as follows in 1930: 1930 Houston Co., Texas (Kennard & Racliff Road) G. W. Bounds, head 50 m25, Tx-Tn-Ms Ruby, wife 40, m15 Arkansas-Ga-Ar Noble, son 15 Tx-Tx-Ar Joe E., son 10 Tx-Tx-Ar Horris, son 6 Tx-Tx-Ar *** Horris Bounds, above married Mamas Labbitt and had children Mary Lou, John Ed, Karen Sue and Ruth Ann -- probably born in Orange Co. Tx. Joe Ed Bounds married Doris Clarice Johnson and their daughter Sharon was born in Jefferson Co., Texas. John Jeff Bounds married Melvina Turner and had a child born 1936 in Jefferson Co. Hope someone can help me track this family down. Thanks, Pat Welch Illinois