I have noticed the name HUDSON in some of the messages on DC and wonder if any of you have ever run across a Pleasant HUDSON? According to the 1860 Obion Co., TN Census, he was born in Georgia about 1813. Death certificate information from three of his children give conflicting information about his birth place. Two say Tennessee and one says England! Hudson Family Assoc. has Virginia as place of birth. I tend to think the 1860 Census is the best clue. Before 1840 he married a woman named Paulina, Plynia or Opalina HUBBARD born 1821 in TN. Again there is conflicting information from death certificates of the children. One doesn't give any information about her; the other says Paulina. The HUDSON Family Assoc. received information from a descendant of another daughter who called her Plynia/Opalina. The 1860 Obion Co., TN Census enumerator used initials for my family (darn his hide!). She is listed as "P", age 39, born TN. A Pleasant HUDSON has been found in Scott Co., MO in the 1840 census with a son under 5. This fits my line to a "T". He shows up next in Mississippi Co., MO where he purchased land. Can't find him anywhere in the 1850 Census, but he purchased land in Obion Co., TN in 1849 -- although the title wasn't filed and recorded until 1853 in Madison Co., TN. He had considerable holdings by 1860 as the Obion Co., TN Census shows property value of $8,000 and personal value of $2,500. He was a farmer. Can't find him in anywhere after 1870 so perhaps he passed sometime in the 1860's. Several of his children remained in Obion Co.; others moved to nearby Cape Girardeau Co., and Butler Co., MO. The three oldest children were born in Missouri. The 1880 Obion Co. Census turned up some interesting information. Living in the household of the youngest HUDSON daughter was "mother-in-law", Mary P. HUDSON, age 69 born TN. Leads me to wonder if Mary Paulina was her full name, but she went by Paulina. It would be grand to run into parents, siblings or other relatives. Given and middle names in this family were John Benjamin, Henry, Mary Ann, Elizabeth Jane, Waller Benjamin, Molly, Tennessee Adeline, Fannie, and Cora. These children married into the following families: CROCKETT, CALHOUN, WRAY, MORROW, ALEXANDER, HAYES, HAMPTON. Sorry for such a long message to ask a simple question. Any help would be greatly appreciated! Lonna Jean

Lonna Jean, I do not have any HUDSON info but I noticed you have the surname HAMPTON listed. My husband is Donald Wayne HAMPTON born on 5-20-40 to Will and Ruby Hampton, Will's father was VanBuren Hampton and his mother's name was Ann O'Grady. Would these be any relation? I know my husband was born in Dickson Co. but moved to Nashville in 1942 or so. Any info would be greatly appreciated. Thanks, Linda Hampton Lonna Jean Conroy wrote: > I have noticed the name HUDSON in some of the messages on DC and wonder > if any of you have ever run across a Pleasant HUDSON? According to the > 1860 Obion Co., TN Census, he was born in Georgia about 1813. Death > certificate information from three of his children give conflicting > information about his birth place. Two say Tennessee and one says > England! Hudson Family Assoc. has Virginia as place of birth. I tend > to think the 1860 Census is the best clue. > > Before 1840 he married a woman named Paulina, Plynia or Opalina HUBBARD > born 1821 in TN. Again there is conflicting information from death > certificates of the children. One doesn't give any information about > her; the other says Paulina. The HUDSON Family Assoc. received > information from a descendant of another daughter who called her > Plynia/Opalina. The 1860 Obion Co., TN Census enumerator used initials > for my family (darn his hide!). She is listed as "P", age 39, born TN. > > A Pleasant HUDSON has been found in Scott Co., MO in the 1840 census > with a son under 5. This fits my line to a "T". He shows up next in > Mississippi Co., MO where he purchased land. Can't find him anywhere in > the 1850 Census, but he purchased land in Obion Co., TN in 1849 -- > although the title wasn't filed and recorded until 1853 in Madison Co., > TN. He had considerable holdings by 1860 as the Obion Co., TN Census > shows property value of $8,000 and personal value of $2,500. He was a > farmer. Can't find him in anywhere after 1870 so perhaps he passed > sometime in the 1860's. Several of his children remained in Obion Co.; > others moved to nearby Cape Girardeau Co., and Butler Co., MO. The > three oldest children were born in Missouri. > > The 1880 Obion Co. Census turned up some interesting information. > Living in the household of the youngest HUDSON daughter was > "mother-in-law", Mary P. HUDSON, age 69 born TN. Leads me to wonder if > Mary Paulina was her full name, but she went by Paulina. > > It would be grand to run into parents, siblings or other relatives. > Given and middle names in this family were John Benjamin, Henry, Mary > Ann, Elizabeth Jane, Waller Benjamin, Molly, Tennessee Adeline, Fannie, > and Cora. These children married into the following families: CROCKETT, > CALHOUN, WRAY, MORROW, ALEXANDER, HAYES, HAMPTON. > > Sorry for such a long message to ask a simple question. Any help would > be greatly appreciated! > > Lonna Jean > > ==== DanvilleCrossing Mailing List ==== > Hi Ho! Hi Ho! Now where did my ancestors go ??