HI ALL BURCH RESEARCHERS! I am researching two different Burch women, both of them I believe are from Person County, North Carolina. ELIZABETH BURCH (born bet 1812-1822, NC) married GEORGE W. WHITEFIELD on September 30, 1833 in Person Co. They had the following children, all born in North Carolina: ~ ROBERT A. WHITFIELD (born bet. 1834-1835, died August 20, 1862 in Civil War; married Sarah McKissack in/around Gordon Co., GA abt 1857) ~ JOHN G. WHITFIELD (born Nov 1836, died November 16, 1922 in Henry Co., KY; married Rebecca ? in Gordon Co., Ga abt 1859) ~ ROWEN WHITFIELD (born abt 1838, died possibly before 1860 or moved out of Gordon Co.; he's not in 1860 census for Gordon Co., GA though George & Elizabeth, Robert & family, and John & family are) ~ JAMES WHITFIELD (born abt 1847, died probably before 1860; he's also not in 1860 census with George & Elizabeth) The other Burch I'm researching is: MARTHA BURCH (born abt 1810, NC) married THOMPSON MCKISSACK (or McKissick) on October 16, 1828 in Person Co. They had the following children (birth dates omitted due to laziness!): ~ AMERICUS MCKISSACK ~ MALVINA A. MCKISSACK ~ SARAH MCKISSACK (married Robert A. Whitfield - see above) ~ CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS MCKISSACK ~ GEORGE W. MCKISSACK ~ AVONILLA MCKISSACK ~ WILLIAM MCKISSACK I do know that George and Elizabeth Burch Whitfield/Whitefield moved to Gordon Co., Georgia between 1847 -1850. I believe Elizabeth and Martha may be sisters or possibly first cousins and related to the other Burches who moved from Person Co. to Gordon Co., GA. These other Burches were as listed in the 1860 Gordon Co., GA census: ~ABEL BURCH (age 46, b. NC) ~ARCHIBALD BURCH (age 52, b. NC) ~JAMES BURCH (age 80, b. NC) ~JAMES H. BURCH (age 34, b. NC) ~JAMES M. BURCH (age 21, b. NC) ~JESSE BURCH (age 49, b. NC) ~WILLIAM W. BURCH (age 54, b. NC, also shows ??? beside his name as if it may not be Burch; he's in a different town altogether) James H., Abel, and James M. are enumerated right beside each other in that census and show all born in NC. They are all just a few families away from Thompson & Martha Burch McKissick and not far from Jesse Burch. I apologize for the length of this. I feel certain that Elizabeth and Martha may be related. Hoping perhaps someone might have some census information or other info that would indicate them as daughters of one of the Burch men from Person Co., NC. I have searched for hours online trying to find some reference to these women with no luck. I appreciate any clues or info. Thanks, Stacy Cox Shirley, Indiana [email protected]