I'm sure this can't be the same but it is a coincidence: Hardeman County Tennessee from Marriage Records by Cox,p. 5 Ayers Thos J. to Lowery Lucy Jane 28 Sep 1859 bondsman(no given name)Hainline; solemnized by Jas. McCann JP Earliest marriage shown for an Ayers groom is Eli in Oct 1829! Another T.J. married here in 1871 and Jefferson m. here in 1891! Perhaps these Ayers are related to the AR line. > >Must find a marriage record for Thomas Jefferson AYERS & Lucy Ann BENNETT. >Believed married in Marianna, AR before it became LEE COUNTY. Should have >been 1859 or 1860. Mr.Ayers left from Marianna on 6 May 1861 to join up >with the CSA. > >Your help w/b greatly appreciated. Thank you. > >Ginny Ayers Spann > > >============================== >Shop Ancestry - Everything you need to Discover, Preserve & Celebrate >your heritage! >http://shop.myfamily.com/ancestrycatalog > >