Thanks for that suggestion, Estelle. Have you (or anyone else out there) done a complete census search of the Laws in TN? I still have never located my mother-in-law's folks in the NC census prior to 1900 yet the listings in 1900 and beyond all indicate they were born in NC. I have always been told they were from Yancey County, NC and I find them in some of the records there, but in these years (1850-1880), they do not show up anywhere in NC, so I have always figured they drifted back and forth across the line into TN. I don't have access to TN census records. If anyone has done a complete Laws search in TN, could you please check for the following family? Note: I have little information on this family, so I am sure what I have is NOT complete. If anyone knows of any other children, please let me know. Name: John LAWS --------------------------------------------- Birth: NC Spouse: Annie LAWS --------------------------------------------- Birth: 12 Apr 1843 Wilkes County, NC Death: 2 Jan 1926 Rutherford Co., NC Burial: Caroleen Cemetery, Rutherford County, NC Father: William LAWS Mother: Myra Other spouses: Sam K. EDWARDS Misc. Notes 1900 NC Soundex Annie Laws, b Apr 1843 Yancey Co. Jack's Creek Twnship with Minnie Laws - gr-dau b Feb 1894 living with her. Confirmed by the 1900 Yancey County Census. Living next door to son Stoke Laws. Dates and parents from death certificate. Children --------------------------------------------- 1 M: Christopher Columbus "Lum" LAWS (my husband's gr-grandfather) Birth: 8 Jan 1867 Yancey Co. NC Death: 30 Aug 1930 Rutherford County, NC Spouse: Laura L. EDWARDS Spouse: Ola --------------------------------------------- 2 F: Pantha Della LAWS Birth: 15 Aug 1872 Death: 31 Dec 1954 Rutherford County, NC Spouse: Marcus Melvin RAY --------------------------------------------- Last Modified: 20 Feb 1998 >--- DEHucks@aol.com wrote: >> From DEHucks@aol.com Sat Feb 16 05:16:04 2002 >> From: DEHucks@aol.com >> Date: Sat, 16 Feb 2002 08:16:04 EST >> Subject: Re: [LAWS-L] Sela LAWS of Wilkes County, NC >> - b. 1814 >> To: LAWS-L@rootsweb.com >> Reply-to: LAWS-L@rootsweb.com >> >> Some of the Laws went to Cater, Washington County, >> TN. You might try there. > > > >