This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Mathews/Mathis, Shores, Cobb Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/He.2ADE/1338 Message Board Post: This is a list of the Mathews/Mathis that I found on the 1850 census of Wilkinson County. If you have information on any of them please contact me. Thank you. 1840 census Wilkinson County, Elisha Mathis living next door to Benjamin Cobb, same page as James Ward 1 male 5-10, 1 male 10-15, 1 male 15-20, 1 male 20-30 and 1 male 40-50 1850 Census Wilkinson County, line 22 , page 101 Elisha Mathews age 65 living two doors down from Alexander Shores and Sara Ann (Mathews) Shores ( my 2G grandparents) living in household of James Ades (?) age 49 wife Sarah age 40 daughter Sarah age 18, James age 13, Nancy age 4 same household, under Elijah Mathews is Sarah age 33 Eli age 20.. 1850 census doesn't show relationship. 1850 census other Mathews in Wilkinson County, Ga. 1. Nancy Mathews age 18 living in household of James Ward age 55 , Wilkinson Co., Ga. 2. James Mathews age 70 3. William Mathews age 27, wife Sarah, Martha, Moses 4. Sarah Mathis age 87 b. unknown 5. Martha Mathis age 50 Pat Vause, Daytona Beach , Fl Researching Mathews/Mathis, Shores, and Cobb families in Wilkinson Co., Ga.