After looking at the 1880 census, I doubt that Malinda had another husband before Mixon. She was only 16 when her first child was born and they are shown in the 1860 Coffee county census. Here is what the 1880 LDS shows: Census Place: Clintonville, Coffee, Alabama Source: FHL Film 1254008 National Archives Film T9-0008 Page 297A Relation Sex Marr Race Age Birthplace Barzella H. MIXON Self M M W 45 GA Occ: Farmer Fa: NC Mo: NC Malinda MIXON Wife F M W 36 AL Occ: Keeping House Fa: SC Mo: GA Victoria MIXON Dau F S W 20 AL Fa: GA Mo: AL John MIXON Son M S W 18 AL Occ: Works In Farm Fa: GA Mo: AL Adella MIXON Dau F S W 14 AL Fa: GA Mo: AL Columbus MIXON Son M S W 14 AL Occ: Works In Farm Fa: GA Mo: AL Aurabella MIXON Dau F S W 11 AL Fa: GA Mo: AL Billie MIXON Son M S W 9 AL Fa: GA Mo: AL Allis MIXON Dau F S W 5 AL Fa: GA Mo: AL Rosco MIXON Son M S W 3 AL Fa: GA Mo: AL MIXON Son M S W 1 AL Fa: GA Mo: AL Columbus BRADSHAW Other M S W 21 AL Occ: Works In Farm Fa: --- Mo: --- Ray [email protected] ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, August 25, 2005 1:04 PM Subject: [ALCOFFEE] Marion/Myron Harper Beard Mixon > This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. > > Surnames: Beard Harper > Classification: Query > > Message Board URL: > > http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/3R.2ADE/1784 > > Message Board Post: > > I do not know the exact spelling of her name, but Marion/Myron was married to > Thomas Jefferson Beard of Elba. They had one son, Thomas Jefferson (Jeff), born > around 1862. I heard that the elder Thomas died a young man of a gun shot wound. > Marion/Myron later married Barzilli H. Mixon of Coffee County. Marion/Myron's > parents were John W. and Martha A. Harper of CLarke Co., GA until they moved to > Coffee Co. > Any info on the Harper or Beard family would be greatly appreciated. > > > ==== ALCOFFEE Mailing List ==== > Come visit with us to research and know our people and history of Coffee County, > Alabama.....you will find us downhome and most friendly here. Also, while online, > please visit the Coffee County ALGenWeb Project website at > http://www.rootsweb.com/~alcoffee and the Pea River Historical and Genealogical > Society at http://www.rootsweb.com/~alprhgs > Please support our PRH&GS with your annual membership by submitting $15 to PRH&GS, > P.O. BOX 310628, Enterprise, AL 36331-0628, or visit the Society at 108 South Main > Street, Enterprise, Alabama 36330. You will receive the seasonal copies of Pea > River Trails magazine with your paid membership. Good luck in your search....and > happy hunting. > > ============================== > Search Family and Local Histories for stories about your family and the > areas they lived. Over 85 million names added in the last 12 months. > Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13966/rd.ashx >