Susanna................ From what I've read online, it looks like you have not found this family in the 1850 census............ I also noticed with the 1880 census, it was given that the father, John Niblow/Niblo was from New York............ District #1 Franklin Co., TN 26 August 1850 64-64 John NIBLOW 38 Stone cutter PA Sarah M. 31 NC Charles 6 NC John W. 5 NC William H. 3 TN Sarah Louisa 1 TN ****************************************************************************************************************************************************** The above was possible because reading my e-newletter "Ancestry Daily News" tonight, it was announced that the 1850 every name index was available. It was Charles that led me to find the family in TN, aren't children just wonderful tools in searching the census', especially if their name is not a common one.........................Pat Tucker/NJ