Since by 1860 six of John and Jane's children were likely dead and theother three, William, Sarah, and Chesley, were either living too far awayto help or had too many children of their own, John and Jane were likelythe only ones left to care for Walter and Elizabeth. 

Or perhaps Jane is in such poor health that she needs more assistancethan John alone and/or the Grices can now provide, so Walter and Elizabethhave gone to live with their grandparents and help.
 

This morning while at breakfast at Dr. U's., I was calledto visit Mr. Parish who is reported to be dying with Erisyilas.  I foundhim very low.  His sense of sinfulness seems not to be very deep.  I triedto point him to Christ but even here in this chamber of distress, my heartwas troubled with another matter.  I and Bro. Guinn both prayed with him. In the evening I visited him again with Sister Ulmer. He is sinking. Iprayed with him and Baptized his infant son George Lawrence. 

Yet this U.S. Federal Census of Dallas County, Alabamaclearly states that some two months later, on 5November 1850, Caleb L. Parish, his wife Mary, and their sonGeorge L., are all living with Catharine Hoot! 

In attempting to explain this discrepancy, I notice that Caleb's widow,Mary, was born in Germany. Since their only child is very young, likelythey have married relatively late and she, perhaps only recently havingarrived in country, speaks broken English which is misunderstood by thecensus taker. Nevertheless, it seems that the Hoots should have been ableto clarify that Caleb is deceased.