If there is anyone on this list who has easy access to the 1880 Palo Pinto census (if you own a copy), could you please look up John M. HAYNES for me? The record that I have seen with his name lists these two numbers: 155-137. I believe he may be the son of my ggg gf Edward HAYNES and the brother to James M. HAYNES who is also on the 1880 census with numbers 156-147. I am also wondering if the first numbers represent households, and if this means these two Haynes were living next door to each other. Thanks for any help. Barbara Ray barbray2@juno.com ________________________________________________________________ YOU'RE PAYING TOO MUCH FOR THE INTERNET! Juno now offers FREE Internet Access! Try it today - there's no risk! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/tagj.

Barbara, Those numbers usually represent the household and family numbers. If that is true with the Haynes listed, you'd have to conclude that the two households were (probably) next to each other, but in the first there were ten families living. Those ten families may be of just one person each, but possibly more. I think of a hotel or rooming house--or jail! If you don't get anyone to check this by next Tuesday, send me an email so I can look it up Wednesday at the Ft Worth Library. Cheers, Jim

I was just in the county looking at that census. You might try calling the Boyce Ditto Library in Mineral Wells, where there is an assistant in the genealogy/local history room. Perhaps they would take a look for you.