This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/VlB.2ACE/1030.2 Message Board Post: Tina: I had a similar incident in the 1920 census. I was expecting to find a family in Trinity County, since they called Pennington home, and are buried in Pennington Cemetery. But a search on their name in Trinity turned up nothing. When I enlarged the search to all of Texas, the family is listed in Houston County, Precinct 4 (ED84). My family is enumerated as living on the "Lovelady and Pennington Road." Now my case was 1920 and yours was 1900, but I think they may be instances of the same thing. Look at a map of Trinity County. The Pennington to Lovelady road runs roughly parallel to the line between Trinity and Houston counties. I suspect the enumerators (or even the residents) weren't certain which county they were in. Being northwest of the road is not the same as being in Houston County. So perhaps your Holmes relatives were in Trinity but will be found in the Houston census. Now, what precinct in Houston, 1900? Can't help you with that one, but look at ancestry's list of EDs or precincts. Their descriptions may help--or ask someone on the Houston County board. Wayne Shell Home is Thibodaux, LA But Roots are in Groveton