One amazing bit of genealogy work Linda. Thank you so much for the extra time and effort you have spent on tracing this line back *over three generations for me*. Above and beyond the call of duty in my opinion and I just want you to know how much I appreciate it (and appreciate the time saved that I would have spent trying to find the same information.) This is definitely the family line I was looking for. I am not thoroughly convinced that NC is the proper birth place for his father but will keep looking at the genealogy until I have convinced myself. <g> David Linda Murray wrote: >David, >This may be yours if we decide that his father was born in NC instead. > >To anyone else looking for this family, check the TX census list archives for "the rest of the story". > >

Glad to be able to help, David. One very old rule of thumb to keep in mind when you find conflicting information. When in doubt, use the source closest to the subject. John's father says in 1850 that he was born in NC, which overrides what anybody else said later. If I were you (and of course, I'm not), I'd go with NC for Matthew Manning's birthplace. Later! Linda in Georgia ----- Original Message ----- From: David To: AL-CENSUS-LOOKUP-L@rootsweb.com Sent: Sunday, June 05, 2005 2:44 PM Subject: Re: [AL-CEN] 1850/Lowndes/MANNING One amazing bit of genealogy work Linda. Thank you so much for the extra time and effort you have spent on tracing this line back *over three generations for me*. Above and beyond the call of duty in my opinion and I just want you to know how much I appreciate it (and appreciate the time saved that I would have spent trying to find the same information.) This is definitely the family line I was looking for. I am not thoroughly convinced that NC is the proper birth place for his father but will keep looking at the genealogy until I have convinced myself. <g> David Linda Murray wrote: >David, >This may be yours if we decide that his father was born in NC instead. > >To anyone else looking for this family, check the TX census list archives for "the rest of the story". > > ==== AL-CENSUS-LOOKUP Mailing List ==== Free Soundex code converter http://resources.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/soundexconverter ============================== Find your ancestors in the Birth, Marriage and Death Records. New content added every business day. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13964/rd.ashx

Sounds logical to me Linda. Think I will take your advice and concentrate on the North Carolina area for my early 1800 research. Later, David Linda Murray wrote: >Glad to be able to help, David. >One very old rule of thumb to keep in mind when you find conflicting information. When in doubt, use the source closest to the subject. John's father says in 1850 that he was born in NC, which overrides what anybody else said later. If I were you (and of course, I'm not), I'd go with NC for Matthew Manning's birthplace. > >Later! >Linda in Georgia > >