Betty, The first MANKINs I came across were in the 1870 Scott Co., AR. The census is listed below. Hope this helps you. Carla 1870 Mountain Twp., Scott Co., AR MANKIN, William 39 m TN farmer 360/165 Frances P. 35 f MO Lydia J. 17 f MO Sarah A. 13 f MO William C. 8 m MO Frances P. 6 f TX Robert S. 4 m AR John A. 2 m AR John H. 24 m MO domestic servant HORTHORN, John 22 m MO domestic servant ---------- > From: Betty Mankin <bettym@saber.net> > To: Rick, Carla & Kyra Brigance <brigfam@ipa.net> > Subject: Re: 1850 Census Lookups > Date: Saturday, November 07, 1998 9:25 PM > > Rick, Carla & Kyra Brigance wrote: > > Hi all, > Would be interested to know if there are any Mankin's listed in the > Scott County census of 1850. > > Betty Mankin >