Hi LuAnn: The 1880 census cds show Andrew Perry living next door to Mary McBee. Can you please tell us more about your family? I cannot identify your Gaynum Cox McBee. More dates and places would help me identify him and Robert, William and Israel. Did they all live in Union Co, TN? 1880 Census Place: District 11, Union, Tennessee Source: FHL Film 1255283 National Archives Film T9-1283 Page 224A Relation Sex Marr Race Age Birthplace Mary MC BEE Self F W W 47 TN Occ: Keeping House Fa: TN Mo: TN Sarah E. MC BEE Dau F S W 16 TN Fa: TN Mo: TN Ganam C. MC BEE Son M S W 14 TN Occ: Works On Farm Fa: TN Mo: TN John E. MC BEE Son M S W 5 TN Fa: TN Mo: TN 1880 Census Place: District 11, Union, Tennessee Source: FHL Film 1255283 National Archives Film T9-1283 Page 224A Relation Sex Marr Race Age Birthplace Andrew PERRY Self M M W 30 TN Occ: Working On Farm Fa: TN Mo: TN Mary J. PERRY Wife F M W 22 TN Occ: Keeping House Fa: TN Mo: TN Mathy E. PERRY Dau F S W 4 TN Fa: TN Mo: TN Henry M. PERRY Son M S W 1 TN Fa: TN Mo: TN Gwen Boyer Bjorkman gwenbj@seanet.com -----Original Message----- From: LuAnn Kline [mailto:kluann@juno.com] Sent: Friday, November 16, 2001 12:02 AM To: gwenbj@seanet.com Source: MCBEE-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [McBEE] Perry connections around Union Co. TN? I have heard stories that My great grandfather, John Esco Mcbee, was not a Mcbee by blood, but that his father was a Perry--John or Andrew. this man was living with Mary Woods Mcbee on the 1880 Union County TN Census, where John Esco was 5 yrs old. I have never found a death date for her husband, Gaynum Cox Mcbee,(spelling from the 1832 bible of Mary Wood Mcbee in my possesion) probably son of Robert or William McBee ( most likely William) who were sons of Israel Mcbee. anyone who has any family connections, I would like to hear what you think. I have been told that in WWII a man with the last name of Perry showed up at Grampa Mac's door claiming to be a brother, but he was turned away. I know that his deathcertificate names Gamon Mcbee as his father, but wondered if anyone had ever heard a similar story from the other side? cya LuAnn kluann@juno.com