I have recently moved to Conroe, and thoroughly enjoy the library's excellent genealogy room. I am researching any and all descendants of the KINSEL family, who moved to TX from AL after the Civil War. I have found several family members in the 1880 Montgomery County Census, however the census index has the last name misspelled as KNISEL. Before the KINSEL family moved to TX, many family members lived in Dale, Geneva, Houston, and Coffee Counties in AL, and spelled the last name KINSAUL. The family has been traced prior to the very early 1800's as living in Wilkinson County, GA, Pitt County, NC, and Queen Ann County, VA. I have found at least 17 different spellings of the KINSEL / KINSAUL last name, throughout my years of research, the different spellings are all in line with phonectical or soundex spellings, varied throughout the years, and varied to the spelling whims of many census takers and courthouses. Nowadays, the only 2 spellings that seem to have really survived, are KINSEL and KINSAUL. Generally, KINSAULs stayed in AL and NC, and the KINSELs traveled onto TX (a few have been found in LA as well). Counties that the KINSELs moved to in TX after the Civil War, include but are not limited to: Montgomery, Milam, Frio, Bexar, Jefferson, Willacy, Jim Wells, Nueces, Gregg, Harris, Jim Hogg, and LaSalle Counties. Any information on Kinsels in Texas is a possibility. Thanks. Regards, Linda Peckham Scroggs (aka: WomenFly2@aol.com)