Jan, I'd love to know which county this 1850 census is referring to. It looks like you may have found my gg grandfather. He is Benjamin Cyrus PALMER and would have been 18 years old in 1850. I think he was born and married in Henry County, but may have moved to Gibson County. Laura Darr j wrote: > Sue, > There is a Palmer household #232 in 1850 census. It is composed of Elisha > Palmer 44 born in Va, Thomas 20 born in TN (as are all the others after > Elisha), Mary 22, Benjamin 18, Henry 12, Alice 10, Juliet Conley 23, Andrew > Conley 32 who is a Methodist "preacher", and Ider 4. > Dunno if that will help but may be some kin to the Henry you mentioned. > jan