Hi Everyone, Boy this list has been quite! I have James A. Tipton b.abt. 1830 in Wilson Co. TN married to Louisa Fransces Rankin on March 27, 1853 in Lafayette Co. MO. They then move to Mills Co Iowa and on the 1880 census record I find them with the children: John Q., Mary A., Cordelia, James M., Charles, and Alfred. James was the son of William R. Tipton and Didima Ray. I realize that in the BIG RED BOOK it states that this James A. is the son of Samuel but having the will of William and some land records of William have caused reason to ponder. James A. tipton traveled to Iowa in the company of his brother's family, Alfred H. Tipton. Notice that on the census record, James and Louisa's youngest child is Alfred (most likely named after brother Alfred) James also wrote a biography which states that he is the son of William Tipton of Wilson Co. TN. I believe the Mills Co. genealogical society has copy of this biography. I would like to correspond with descendants of this family. Thank you Julie ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com