My gr-gr-grandfather was John Hale GIPSON (according to my grandmother) who married Mary DEAN. There is conflicting info from another branch of family that his first name might have been George. They are on 1880 census Carroll County, GA: Hails GIBSON, white male, age 30, farming, born GA, father born GA Mary, white female, wife, age 32, keeping house, born GA, father born GA William (my gr-grandfather), white male, son, age 5, born GA There is also a DEAN family living next door, probably Mary's parents. Have hit a brick wall. Does anyone know anything about GIPSON or this DEAN family? ptm2754@cs.com