In the 1850 Sumner Co., TN census, Gideon Gifford who was 40 at that time gave TN as his birthplace. I do not have the info on Jabez. The earlier census did not give that information. Thanks, Hazel -----Original Message----- From: tmjlljj@juno.com <tmjlljj@juno.com> To: GIFFORD-L@rootsweb.com <GIFFORD-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Monday, November 15, 1999 11:30 PM Subject: Re: [GIFFORD] Jabez Gifford >Hi Hazel, >Thanks for your reply. The early Giffords seemed all to choose from only >a very few given names for use with their enormous number of relatives >with the Gifford surname. The dates seem not to match, but did you note >the location of their birthplace on the census record? >Best regards, >David > >On Thu, 11 Nov 1999 18:37:41 -0600 Ray & Hazel Garrett ><garret@telapex.com> writes: >> There is a Jabez Gifford listed in the Early TN Tax Lists in Sumner >> Co., TN >> in 1796 & 1797. Could this be your man? I also have copied from >> the 1820 >> TN census in Smith Co., Gideon Gifford, Jabus, Joseph, and Richard >> G. >> Gifford. Let me know if this rings a bell. >> Hazel Garrett garret@telapex.com >> > >___________________________________________________________________ >Get the Internet just the way you want it. >Free software, free e-mail, and free Internet access for a month! >Try Juno Web: http://dl.www.juno.com/dynoget/tagj. >