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/ikB.2ACE/356.1 Message Board Post: 7 June 1900; Census Place: Justice Precinct 1, Montague, Texas; Roll: T623 1659; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 46 William Davis, born 2/1873 in TX, married 3 yrs, father from IL, mother TX Flora E Davis, born 7/1880 in IN, 2 children, parents from IN Nellie, 4/1898, IT Scottie, 1/1900, TX 1910; Census Place: 7 J-Pct, Montague, Texas; Series: T624; Roll: 1579; Page: 252A; Enumeration District: 179; Part: 1; Line: 7. Will B Davis, 37, married 13 yrs, TX, father MO, mother TX Flora E, 31, 8 children born, 7 living, IN IN IN Nellie M, 12, OK Lillie S, 10, TX Walter, 8, AR Earl, 7, AR Myrtle, 5, AR Elmer, 4, TX Belle, 2, TX 1920; Census Place: Colbert, McClain, Oklahoma; Roll: T625_1470; Page: 13A; Enumeration District: 76; Image: 248. Laflora Davis, 38, widow, IN IN IN Walter, 18 Earl, 16 Myrtle, 15 Elmer, 13 Belle, 11 Jesse, 9, born TX The 1880 census began in June. 3rd of June 1880, Jackson, Ripley, IN John Becraft <1856> Indiana Malisa J. Becraft <1857> Indiana Wife Nora Ellen Becraft <1877> Indiana Daughter Mary A. Becraft <1879> Indiana Daughter No Becraft's in IT or TX in 1900 record from Indiana. I believe the above family was in Sebastian county AR in 1900. The record indicates couple married 22 yrs. wife listed as Jennie indicated she had 6 living children of 7 born ...Flora one of them ? Charles E Becraft 5/1888 Indiana Son Jala? F Becraft 1/1883 Indiana Son...name is scribbled hard to read Jennie L Becraft 8/1856 Indiana Wife John T or P Becraft 2/1856 Indiana Head Walter G Becraft 2/1886 Indiana Son William Becraft 3/1891 Indiana Son I did not find any of these people again until the 1930 record and only found Walter G who had returned to Indiana. 1930, Harrison, Fayette, IN Walter G Becraft, 1886, IN, parents IN, married at age 38 Maude Becraft, 1886, KY wife, parents KY,married at age 38 Rena K Palmer, 1892, KY, single, sister in law John P Becraft, born appx 1856, was in the 1870 Jackson, Ripley, IN census. Most of the 1890 census burned in 1921. The 1880 census does not find a William Davis in any variation with father from IL or MO. If you have not obtained copies of death certificates for Will and Flora I suggest you do so as they may have the parent's names on them.