Lorie If this could be your Meekins in Polk Co. I know some of the Polk Co. people came into Limestone around this time. My Husband's Oates family was one of them. Pat Oates in TX. At 09:00 AM 6/6/2001 -0500, you wrote: >Lori...... > >I do not find any Meedins in Limestone Co in 1880.... but I looked around >and found these in other locations: > >1880 POLK CO TX census: > Relation Sex Marr Race Age Birthplace >Lucy MEEKINS; Self; F; W; age 74; divorced; b. SC; Occ; Runs Farm; Fa: NC; >Mo: NC >Henry MEEKINS; Son; M; W; married; 34; b. SC; Occ: Farmer; Fa: SC; Mo: >SC >Georgia MEEKINS DauL F W 28 MS Occ: Keeping House Fa: SC Mo: NC >Frank MEEKINS GSon M W 12 TX Fa: SC Mo: MS >Emma MEEKINS GDau F W 9 TX Fa: SC Mo: MS >Joseph MEEKINS GSon M W 8 TX Fa: SC Mo: MS > >If this is yours, apparently Lucy Meekins was divorced and her son, Henry >and family was living with her. > > Relation Sex Marr Race Age Birthplace >T.J. MEEKINS Self M M W 37 SC Occ: Farmer Fa: SC Mo: SC >Alice A. MEEKINS Wife F M W 30 AL Occ: Keeping House Fa: SC Mo: SC >Edwin A. MEEKINS Son M S W 11 TX Fa: SC Mo: AL >Mary V. MEEKINS Dau F S W 7 TX Fa: SC Mo: AL >Ella MEEKINS Dau F S W 5 TX Fa: SC Mo: AL >Thomas MEEKINS Son M S W 3 TX Fa: SC Mo: AL >Early MEEKINS Son M S W 1 TX Fa: SC Mo: AL > >Then there is this MEEKINS in Brazoria Co TX > Relation Sex Marr Race Age Birthplace >F. MEEKINS Self M M W 35 SC Occ: Farmer Fa: SC Mo: SC >S. A. MEEKINS Wife F M W 23 MS Occ: Keeping House Fa: SC Mo: SC >D. MEEKINS Dau F S W 5 TX Occ: At Home Fa: SC Mo: MS >S. MEEKINS Son M S W 1 TX Occ: At Home Fa: SC Mo: SC > >These in COOKE CO TX: > Relation Sex Marr Race Age Birthplace >Peter I. MEEKINS Self M M W 39 S.C. Occ: Farmer Fa: S.C. Mo: S.C. >Margaret MEEKINS Other F M W 29 S.C. Occ: Keeping House Fa: S.C. Mo: S.C. >Lulu J. MEEKINS Other F S W 2 S.C. Fa: S.C. Mo: S.C. >Phillip MEEKINS Other M S W 1 TEX. Fa: S.C. Mo: S.C. > >Census Place: Precinct 6, Cooke, Texas > Relation Sex Marr Race Age Birthplace >Moses MEEKINS Self M M W 27 S.C. Occ: Farmer Fa: S.C. Mo: S.C. >Polly MEEKINS Wife F M W 23 S.C. Occ: Keeping House Fa: S.C. Mo: S.C. >Maggie MEEKINS Dau F S W 5 S.C. Fa: S.C. Mo: S.C. >Beulah MEEKINS Dau F S W 3 S.C. Fa: S.C. Mo: S.C. >Jessie MEEKINS Dau F S W 8M TEX. Fa: S.C. Mo: S.C. > >On the name HENRY DAVIS: > > Census Place: District 92, Limestone, Texas > Relation Sex Marr Race Age Birthplace >John ADKINS Self M M W 22 TX Occ: Farmer Fa: TX Mo: KY >Lott ADKINS Wife F M W 20 TX Fa: TX Mo: KY >Richmond ADKINS Son M S W 2 TX Fa: TX Mo: TX >Adline BANKS Other F S W 6 TX Fa: TX Mo: TX >Mary BANKS Other F S W 4 TX Fa: TX Mo: TX >Henry DAVIS Other M S W 18 TX Fa: --- Mo: --- > >Billie Nichols-Bennett >EAST TEXAS > >-----Original Message----- >From: [email protected] <[email protected]> >To: [email protected] <[email protected]> >Date: Wednesday, June 06, 2001 1:48 AM >Subject: Re: [TXLIMEST] 1880 census > > >>my name is lorie and if you could possibly look up henry davis, john and >>dallas meekins with possibly there mother maude do not know the fathers >name >>but could be either john or dallas thanks! >> >>surnames- davis,meekins,truett,holloway,briones,parker