This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Nicholas, Ray Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/xV.2ADE/503.1 Message Board Post: My family lived in Newton County but I have not been able to connect with the family you described. The 1850 census shows the people you mentioned in Carrol county-Jefferson Township. James 25 from Tenn.-Delila 26 from Alabama-William L. 5, John B. 4-Joseph A. 2 (all born in Ark. Newton County had alot of Nichols which were not related to my Nicholas family. The spelling was different even though the official records often spelled the name both ways. good to hear from you James