Greetings from the banks of the Mississippi River in Helena, Arkansas I need someone to look in the 1870 census of Limestone County, Texas for the Matthew or Mathew or Mathis Families. I am trying to tie up some loose ends of the family of Joseph K. Matthews who married Virginia McDowell in Phillips County, AR in 1861. This is the" Cousin Virginia Mathis" refered to in a letter written by Adelia Vick upon there arivial in Texas in 1869. ( Adelia's mother was Mary Caroline Boyd daughter of Mary McDowell Boyd. Virginia McDowell was the daughter of John Y. Mcdowell -borther to Mary McDowell Boyd. ) The Matthew/Mathew/Mathis famiy left Phillips County and moved to Texas after 1860. Any help would be appreciated. Hard to find good Texas records in eastern Arkansas. Thanks, Bob Turner