James and Nancy [Amanda Jones] Blackburn are found in Red River County, TX in the 1850 Census. In 1860, they are in Clarksville, RR Co. TX. In 1870 they are in Robbinsville. The 1850 Census includes the following: Blackburn, James age 55 M b. SC [other Census say NC] Abt 1795-1798 Nancy [Jones] 43 F b. TN abt 1807 Morris 25 M b. TN abt 1825 William 22 M b. TN abt 1828 Lavina Jane 20 F b. TN abt 1830 Rhoda Ann 18 F b. TN abt 1832 Margaret 13 F b. TN abt 1837 Johem 11 M b. TN abt 1839 Merinda 8 F b. TN abt 1842 Rebecca 6 F b. TN abt 1844 Lewis [Louise] 3 F b. TX abt 1847 Lavina Jane Blackburn married Jacob C. Harris in Aug. 1850. They had two children, Harriet Lavina and John Vance Harris. Lavina died when Harriet was four and John was two. Jacob Harris remarried, but he either died in the Civil War or was imprisoned and died in prison. Harriet's stepmother was bringing the children back from AR or TN to their grandparents home near Clarksville. John V. died on the way back. Harriet lived with her Blackburn grandparents until she married Benjamin Duncan Wingo. It has been said that James was the son of Samuel and Margaret Patterson Blackburn, grandson of James B. and Jane Rankin Blackburn. According to the book by Frances Blackburn Hilliard page 27, the names of James' children and the birthdates do not match those found on the 1850 Red River Census. There is a James Blackburn listed on the 1830 Census for McMinn Co. TN. This could be my James. Can anyone help to prove or disprove? Thank you so much for your help. I love this list. Pat