I have connected my Bitner line in the 1850 census of Washington County, Tennessee. Nicholas Bitner, age 41, listed as a farmer wife - Mary E., age 34 children: Samuel L. age 12, Margaret J. age 12, John P. age 9, Polly age 6, Sarah M. age 3, and Joel W. age 1. I again find my Bitner line in the 1860 census. This time they are located in Hardin County, Tennessee. Nicholas is listed as a farmer. Mary E. is not listed. I am assuming she has died, probabley after 1852. The only other new listing in 1860 is a daughter, Amanda, age 8. Joel W. Bitner migrated to Texas, where he settled in Wilbarger County, Texas. Can anyone else connect to this line? Also, in the 1850 Washington County, Tennessee census there is another family of Bitners listed: Thomas Bitner, age 30, wife Clarissa, age 24. Children are Mary E (age 3) and Jacob (age 1). The Thomas Bitner family are again listed in the 1860 census for Washington County, with additional children: Margaret, William C. and Martha. Is there a connection between the two families that anyone knows of. Any help is appreciated.