Starke,
Much appreciated. I suspect (if the ages work out) that "H. ?" Routh was H. S., his older brother. (In the 1860 census for LA (Tensas), Horatio S[prigg -- his paternal grandmother was a Sprigg] Routh, 27, and Stephen was 20. Their father, Stephen, Sr., had died in 1858, leaving wealthy widow Ann E., 42, with H.S. as the "man of the house," with nine siblings.) Horatio was b. in Tensas 17 Jan 1832, d. 7 Feb 1876.
Take care -- return safely and we can resume this exchange!