The following info may be of interest to one of you, please let me know if any of this proves true. My search for the Wood line made me come come across this info. In 1860 there are two census entries in Dade County that interest me: Running Water TN Post Office #235 Geneshal A Simpson, age 26, TN Martha, 19, GA Sarah, 68, SC Jane Partain, 78, SC Henry 14, TN Israel 7, GA Offelt, Edward 26, GA Lucy A Wood, 16, GA #236 William R Simpson, 26, TN Caroline, 24, GA Nancy, 6, GA Sarah, 5, GA Martha, 10/12, GA There were two Wood sisters that I know of: one married George H Wakefield and she was Lucy A Wood. the other was Margaret Wood and she was the second wife of John Allison. John Allison's first wife was Mary E Wakefield. Mary and George Wakefield were brother and sister. In tracking the Wood sisters, I found the following census entries and wonder if they are the Wood sisters I am looking for and what is the relation to Simpson. 1850 Morgan County AL, Division 10, page 210 (writing on this one very hard to read) #192, #192 Drury Stovall age 60 Elizabeth Stovall age 54 Frances Orr age 22 ? Stovall age 20 Mal?? Stovall age 18 ( I bet this is Malinda, see next census entry) Sarah A Orr age 18 John Hogan age ? Mary Orr age ? Margaret Wood age 10, born TN Martha E Wood age 8 born TN Lucy E Wood age 6 born TN 1860 Morgan County AL, Danville Post Office, Southwest Twp, page 395B #178, #178 Stephen Simpson age 36 Malinda Simpson, wife, age 28 (then kids names and hard to read) Arah J, age 6, m, AL Walter T?, 5, m, AL William W or M, 3, AL Clarinda C?, 1, AL Drury Stovall, age 71 Margaret Wood, age 21, born AL (note birth state is different from what I know or other census say??) then a teacher is listed, I guess boarding with them. So I am wondering how the Simpson name might connect if this is same family and not coincidence. Of interest in all of this is the grandfather of George H Wakefield, his name being Henry Wakefield reportedly married a Mary Simpson. Henry Wakefield mirgrated from Burke County NC and reportedly married Mary Simpson there. The family would later come to Smith County TN. Gil