D.A.: From Heritage Quest I found the following: 1900 .... Jeff Davis Co, TX ....1 J-Pct Sharpe, Alfred L, 41 Nov 1858 OH-NY-OH married 6 years--farmer Kate L, wife, 26 Oct 1873 TX-SC-AL birthed 1 child, 1 living John O, son, 10 Dec 1889 TX-OH-SC (on next page) Sharpe, Lula H, dau, 2 Sept 1897 TX-OH-TX Leavell, Gay (??), sister-in-law, 20 Feb 1880 TX-SC-AL (or, possibly, Gray ??) (was married 4yrs & was at school) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ -------------- 1910 .... El Paso, El Paso Co, TX Sharpe, Alfred L, 52 OH-NY-NY widower-- collector of customs, US govt John O, son, 20 TX-OH-TX Holland, dau, 12 TX-OH-TX ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ --------------- Again, the parents' states for the 2 censuses on the 2 children; however, this is the same family. It also depends on who gave the information to the census taker....they could have guessed vs. really knowing for sure what the information was. Hope this helps. Take Care, Sallie R. Frazee El Paso, TX binkfraze@aol.com