Bonnie, I am looking through my records now, as I do have Gladson connections. Off the top, I do know that the Gladson's originally came to Perry County with my Killingsworth family in the early 1850's. An 1850 census for Hawkins County, TN shows them all stopped there, enroute to Perry County, IL. Before that, you will find the Gladson's in Guilford County, NC. However, with a bit of searching, I think I can find the answer to your specific question about Mary Gladson. I will get back to you as soon as I can. Cathey Hargrove in Virginia Researching Eaton, Killingsworth, Haggard, Smith, Groves, Staton, Clark, Gladson, Gorrell.