On Thu, 6 Jul 2000 00:00:04 -0500, you wrote: >Does anyone know who the Margaret Birdwell listed on the 1820 Jackson Co., Tn. census is? She is listed with 1 male 10-, 1 male 10+, 1 male 18-26, 1 female 10-, 1 female 10-16, 1 female 16-26, 1 female 26-45 ( I assume this female 26-45 is Margaret), # 411. I would appreciate any information since she is in same area as William. Thanks >Betty Betty - this Margaret is the "mystery woman Birdwell" .... She is probably Margaret McKaughan which is pronounced "McCoin" and was later changed to that surname in Jackson County - This is a long story and there was a web site that explained her existance etc ... http://www.genweb.net/~mckaughan/index1.htm Unfortunately, that web site is evidently not up anymore ... She was evidently married to a William Birdwell or a Joseph Birdwell (I don't recall) that none of us Jackson County researchers have positively identified. My theory is she is the mother of the Joseph Birdwell born 1803 and the George Washington Birdwell born about 1810 that we find in Jackson County census' during the mid 1800s ... Weldon and I have explored the possibility that she was the wife of the Birdwell that was hanged in Alabama in the early 1820s. I hate to throw wild stuff out there, but I've been out of pocket regarding genealogy for a few weeks and "how soon we forget" I'm very satisfied, this won't satisfy your question ... (wink) Jerry Jerry Jerry R Anderson Anderson & Associates Recruiting For Financial Professionals jandrson@usit.net