This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Baxter Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/4U.2ADI/2020.1 Message Board Post: Hi Patricia Your message could have been written by me. I too am searching for my Baxter family--see below--. . Beyond Joseph--we know nothing. Not if he had siblings, who his parents were, not even where he is buried. We might compare surnames, areas where they lived , etc etc and see if we can match up on something. Joseph BAXTER Birth: 1792 in North Carolina Death: after 1872 (1890 ?) in probably Henry Co Tennessee Note: 1850 census Weakley Co Tennessee Dis 12 family 85 Baxter J B 58 N Nancy 46 V Dick 18 T David 16 T John 14 T Mary 11 T Swaine 9 T Rebecca 5 T 1860 census Weakley Co Tennessee Dis 12 house 96 Baxter Joseph 61 NC Nancy 48 Va Swany 19 TN ? 14 TN (name looks like Winnie) Married Nancy L HAMMACK -more below Married: about 1831 in Tennessee Children; Swanee Burris BAXTER b: Oct 24 1841 in McKenzy Tennessee Richard BAXTER b: 1832 in Tennessee David Lewis BAXTER b: March 1834 in Tennessee John BAXTER b: 1836 in Tennessee Mary BAXTER b: 1839 in Tennessee Rebecca BAXTER b: 1845 in Tennessee ---------------------------------------------- Nancy L HAMMACK Birth: March 6, 1803 in Virginia Death: aft Dec 21, 1872 in probably Henry Co, Tennessee Note: from the Whig and Tribune newspaper--Dec 21 1872 " Mrs Nancy Baxter, wife of Joseph Baxter of near Caledonia, Henry Co Tennessee, stricken with paralysis last week and there is no hope of her recovery. " dates of Nancy's birth and death obtained from descendant record