I've wondered about this couple. From the 1880 Monroe Co. Census: 1880 Monroe Co. Cen., house & fam. # 48 Middleton, Thomas Mu M 25 laborer Harriet B F 27 wife laborer Ella Mu F 7 dau. William B M 5 son Allise B F 3 dau. Cornelius B M 2 son Any further information on this family or thoughts about the racial indications are welcome. Your Obedient Servant, D. A. Bass-Frazier