I am a brand new lister to Fulton Co. I am looking for my HUDSON family who claim to have their roots mostly in nearby Obion Co., TN, but because I can't find my g-g-grandfather in Obion Co. Census information before 1860, I am hoping to find a connection in Fulton Co. My g-g-grandfather is Pleasant HUDSON. According to the death certificate of his oldest son, Pleasant HUDSON was born in 1813 in Henry Co., TN. I found him, his wife and children in the 1860 Obion Co., TN Census. Unfortunately, the enumerator used initials rather than full names. The children listed match my family records. Surprisingly there were additional daughters that no one ever mentioned. I have not been able to confirm the wife of Pleasant HUDSON. The Hudson Family Assoc. supplied information indicating that Plynia HUBBARD was his wife. The initial of the woman listed as his wife in the 1860 Obion Co. Census was "P" so perhaps the HFA information is correct. I have no idea who Pleasant's parents or siblings are. It seems strange that he would be the only member of his family in this area especially if he was born in Henry Co. TN. Here is the family with notes about sources of information. The children my family did not know about are #4, #6 and #8. Pleasant Hudson, b 1813 Henry Co, TN possibly married Plynia HUBBARD, b 1821 unknown location. They had 8 or 9 children depending on how one interprets the 1860 Obion Co. Census and information submitted to HFA by Member #500 (Eva Nell Turner Cheek). The children are: 1. John Benjamin HUDSON (b 18 Jan. 1916, Obion Co., TN; d 16 July 1916, Village of Crystal, Obion Co., TN) also known as "John the Blind Man" after Civil War injury. Married Mary L. CROCKETT (b 03 April 1844 TN; d 22 July 1901 Obion Co., TN) a daughter of John Potts CROCKETT and Phoebe EZELL. (Source 1860 Obion Co. Census; death certificate; family records; HFA) 2. Henry HUDSON (b1841 TN; killed April 1862 Shiloh, TN) unmarried. (Source: 1860 Obion Co. Census; family records; HFA) 3. Benjamin Waller HUDSON (b 30 Jan. 1844, Antioch, TN; d 20 May 1907 Taft, Butler Co., MO) married 1) Alice M. CALHOUN (b 24 May 1850 Troy, Obion Co., TN; d 29 Nov. 1883 Antioch, Obion Co., TN) a daughter of Samuel S. CALHOUN and his second wife Elizabeth DICKEY. Married 2) Sarah Penelope WRAY (b 10 May 1857 MO; d 23 Nov. 1893 Neelyville, Butler Co., MO) no information about Sarah's parents. Married 3) Nancy Jane MORROW (b 03 Oct. 1855 AK; d 01 Aug. 1904 Taft, Butler Co., MO) a daughter of Jessie MORROW and Vernetty BRANNUM. Married 4) Laura DODD after 1905; no information known about Laura. (Sources: 1860-1880 Obion Co. Census; Obion Co. marriage records; marriage license; family records; HFA) 4. E (Elizabeth) HUDSON (b 24 Oct. 1844, TN; d 14 Feb. 1924 Grand Saline, Van Zandt Co., TX) married John Marion ALEXANDER (b 1833 TN; d 1876 ?). (Sources: 1860 Obion Co. Census; Ava Nell Turner Cheek, HFA.) 5. Mary Ann HUDSON (29 Jan. 1847 Antioch, Obion Co., TN; d 28 June 1940 Cape Girardeau, Girardeau Co., MO) married John Martin ALEXANDER (b 26 April 1838 TN; d 12 Nov. 1917 Parma, New Madrid Co., MO) a son of John ALEXANDER and Rissina VENTUS. (Sources: 1860-1880 Obion Co. Census; family records, HFA) 6. M (Mollie) HUDSON (b 1849 TN; d unknown). (Sources: 1860 Obion Co. Census, HFA) 7. Tennessee Adaline HUDSON (b 18 Feb. 1851 Obion Co., TN; d 29 May 1939 Hornbeak, Obion Co., TN) married Joseph Salvonus HAYES (b 05 May 1849 Hornbeak, Obion Co., TN; d 25 March 1921 Hornbeak, Obion Co., TN) a son of Charles HAYES and Rebecca WALKER. (Sources: 1860-1870 Obion Co. Census; family records; HFA) 8. F (Fannie) HUDSON (b 1853 TN; d unknown). (Sources: 1860 Obion Co. Census, HFA) 9. Cora HUDSON (b 1857 Union City, Obion Co., TN; d 1939 Obion Co., TN) married Thomas Marion HAMPTON (b 1854 TN; d 1891 Obion Co., TN) a son of H. HAMPTON and Dilla ? (Sources: 1860, 1880 Obion Co. Census, family records; HFA) In the 1860 Obion Co. Census J.M. ALEXANDER, age 26, is part of the Pleasant HUDSON household and "E" (Elizabeth), age 16, is listed under his name indicating she was his wife? There are two ways of looking at this record. J.M. ALEXANDER may have been a son-in-law and Elizabeth HUDSON his wife; OR J.M. ALEXANDER may have been a farm hand and Elizabeth his wife, but no relation to my HUDSON family at all. I recently heard from a descendant of Elizabeth HUDSON Alexander. They claim she was an Indian. I don't believe my HUDSON family had Indian blood, but of course, I could be wrong. They also say they have some record that indicates Elizabeth had two brothers, Jim and John ALEXANDER giving rise to the possibility that she wasn't married to this J.M. ALEXANDER but was his younger sister and they both might have been working on the Hudson farm in 1860. What a tangle!! I very much appreciate your taking the time to read this information and look forward to hearing from anyone who has a connection.. Thanks, Lonna Jean