Carole, Thanks so much for your quick response! I don't know how much help I can be...but every census record I have on Annie is that she was born in NC...the only one I can't find her on is the 1850 a year AFTER she married Elisha, one suggestion being that she was the person giving the info and another that she was possibly indian and hid from the feds? 1840 and 1850 census has Elisha in Cherokee County, 1860 Sharp Mountain District of Pickens County, 1870 and 1880 put Elisha in the Yellow Creek District of Dawson County. Annie died 1873 in Alcorn County, Mississippi...but Elisha and children are still in Dawson County: ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Notes from Families of Alcorn County by Margaret Vanstory. Elisha T. Whittemore was born about 1815, in South Carolina. It is not known when he moved to Georgia, but he was living in Cherokee County, Georgia in 1850. His first wife's maiden name was Coward. Children from this union were James, born about 1844; Emaline, born September 25, 1844, Lafayette, born about 1846; and Martha, born about 1848. His second wife was Annie Craige, who he married March 6, 1849. Children from this union were Julia A., born about 1856; Sarah A. 'Sally,' born March 1857; and William R., born December 15, 1860. It is not known whether Elisha died in Georgia or Mississippi. Part of the family moved to Alcorn County, Mississippi between 1870 and 1872. Annie died December 28, 1873, and is buried in the Sardis Cemetery, Emaline, Julia Ann, Sarah and William settled in Alcorn County, Mississippi. Julia A. Married Andrew W. Yarber about 1871. Their children were Eliza A., born about 1872, Paralee, born about 1875; and Charley A., born about 1878. They many have had other children. It is believed that Julia Ann and Andrew Yarber moved to Texas. Sara A. Whittemore married albert Garney Toller on October 29, 1878, in Alcorn County, Mississippi. Theri children were Annie C. Born August 1879; James N., born January 1888; Julia L., born June 1890; Ethel born Jluy 1894; and William, born 1899. Sarah is buried at Sardis Cemetery in Alcorn County, Mississippi, but has no marker. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ I am willing to bet that they were siblings! Just a matter of proving it! Annie and Elisha didn't name any children James but they do have a William. Daughter Sarah named one of her sons James...not that any of this means much! LOL I am just at a loss where to go from here! Lainee At 02:51 PM 10/11/2006, Carole Johnson wrote: >Lainee, > >I don't know if this will be helpful, or not - but my ancestor >was James Craig who married Susan Hopgood on >September 11, 1845 in Cherokee County. > >Your Ann Craig was married to Elisha Wittamore >on March 6, 1849. Their marriage was in the >Cherokee County marriage book B. Unfortunately, >parents are not recorded in the early marriage >records. > >The only other Craig in Cherokee County during >that time frame was a William Craig who was of >an age to be the brother of James. I wonder if >the three are siblings? > >My James Craig listed his place of birth on one >census as NC on another as SC. The marriage >record is the first I have of him. > >He spent his life in the Sallacoa Valley area where >Cherokee, Pickens and Bartow Counties merge. >He moved a bit and was in the Cherokee and >Bartow Census. For the 1860 census, he and >Susan are listed in one part of Cherokee county and due >to an error possibly with the filming, his children >are on another page in another part of the county. >Errors did happen, so maybe Anne was just overlooked >in the 1850 census. > >Carole > >On Oct 11, 2006, at 2:54 PM, Lainee Denton-Jones wrote: > > > In 1849 my 3rd greatgrandparents were married...Annie Craige and > > Elisha T. Whittemore. I have been trying to find someone that lives > > in the area to see if they can find a marriage bond. I have from > > the LDS site: > > ><snip> > > > > I want the bond to see if it gives Annie's father's name. She > > doesn't appear in the 1850 census anywhere....certainly not in her > > husband's home. The only ones there are Elisha and his three > > children from previous marriage: > > > > 1850 Cherokee County, GA Census > > ><snip> > > > > I further understand that the area of Cherokee County that they were > > married in could have been the part of the county that later became > > Pickens (formed 1853 from Cherokee and Gilmer)because in the 1860 > > Elisha and Annie are living in the Sharp Mountain District of Pickens > > County and not sure but I guess the bond could be there: > > > > 1860 Sharp Mountain District, Pickens County, Georgia Census > > > > Elisha Whitemore 45 M Farmer 300 150 SC > > Ann 40 F NC ><snip> > > > > And then in 1870 they are living in the Yellow Creek area of > > Dawson County: > > > > 1870 Dawsonville Post Office, Yellow Creek, Dawson County, Georgia > > Census > > > > Elisha Whittemore 51 M W Farmer 100 100 GA > > Anna 46 F W Keeping House NC ><snip> > > > > Thanks in advance for any and all information on the Craiges, > > > > Lainee Denton-Jones