Mary: In tracing my family I have come across two contact points with your Minton Family. 1. William Alfred Minto married Elizabeth McPeters on July 12, 1832 in Lauderdale County. He was born 1708 and she was born 1816. She died soon after the birth of Robert, born 1833. Other children were born in Texas, Samuel, born 1841, Marcia, born 1841 and Virginia born 1847. I dont know the connection with the Shelburns but in another of my lines a Samuel married Nancy E. Marrs abt Feb 26, 11929 and he died August 1838 in Lauderdale County. She later married Phillip W. Anderson after Samuel died. Her father was John Marrs. His middle name may have been Albert and his wife might have been Nancy J. Stone. This information given to me but I have been unable to proove it. Bill

I am attempting to sort out the Whitehead families who were in Lauderdale. On the 1830 census there were: Archibald age 50-60 Alex H. age 30-40 William age 50-60 Tobias age 20-30 James age 30-40 Burrell age 20-30 In 1840 in Lauderdale there were: Tobias age 30-40 James age 40-50 W. C. age 30-40 (William C.?) Oswald age 20-30 W. J. age 20-30 A. H. age 30-40 (Alexander H.?) J. age 30-40 L. age 50-60 (this might be Lazarus who was on the tax list 1857-59) Some of these Whiteheads went to Mississippi. In 1840 Noxubee County Burrell age 40-50 (Is this the Burrell of Lauderdale?) J. age 20-30 Winston County 1840 Abel age 30-40 1850 Monroe Co. William C. age 44 Oswald age 29 1850 Winston Co. Joshua (Is this the son of Archibald?) C. (Carroll son of William) I will appreciate any and all help in "putting" these folks with their families. Sandy