I am working on a new lead for James WEST, born 1794-1798, and hope that someone might recognize some of the names I have noted in this post. My James WEST, age 56 which I can verify first shows up in the 1850 Itawamba Co. MS census with wife Sarah, age 36, Frances, age 16, Nancy age, 14, Uriah age 12, Martha age, 10, Sarah E. age 8, Mary 2, James 1. According to an interview by James the youngest son in this census, he states that His father had five children from a previous marriage, his mother Sarah had five children from a previous marriage, then James and Sarah had five children of their own. The first five children in the 1850 census are children from Sarah's marriage to Joel TUCKER, m. Aug. 25, 1833 in Stewart Co. GA. James Jr. goes on to say that he dosen't know what happened to his older brothers (children from the first marriage) that they must have stayed behind in TN. Giving the clue that they were in TN at one time, I have come up with the following scenerio: 1830 Wayne Co TN list a James WEST as head of household, 1 male under 5, 2 females 5-10 years, 1 female 10-15 years, and 1 female 40-50 years. That would fit the ages for his wife and four of the children, however another child would have to be born after 1830. If this is my James West, he would have married sometime after 1810 but before 1820 giving the age of the oldest child on the Wayne Co. 1830 census. I believe that the James WEST that is listed in the 1830 Wayne Co. MS census, is my James WEST who was married to first unknown wife, and had five unknown children. He married second, Sarah Jane Jincy TAYLOR TUCKER sometimes between 1842-1848. My James WEST died about 1861-62 in Lafayette Co. MS. Wayne Co. TN 1836 Tax List a James WEST. In the Wayne Co. TN 1850 census, there is a Samuel WEST and an Isom WEST listed, both in their 20's. It is possible that these two West are the two boys of James WEST that stayed behind. MS tax list has the following people. Some of these people listed in the MS tax list were also in Wayne Co. TN. Jacob LEE as living by James WESt in 1830 Wayne Co. TN Census, so I believe that these people are connected in some way through marriage. Jacob LEE SE 31-10-10 2-16-1839 Chain carriers: John WARDIN, James WEST (The Wardin is a misprint - it has to be John HARDIN) Zachariah ALLEN NE 31-10-10 2-16-1839 Chain carriers: John HARDEN, James WEST James WEST NW 28-10-10 8-5-1841 Chain carriers: Simeon WEST, Josiah LINDSEY Simon H. WEST SW 38-10-10 8-5-1841 Chain carriers: James WEST, Thomas THOMPSON, Aaron MAY NE 28-10-10 8-5-1841 Chain carriers: Thomas THOMPSON, Jeremiah ? Does anyone has any info on these people or have a West marriage show up in any of these names. One clue is there is a John LINDSEY that married an Elizabeth WEST who could possibly be related to the Josiah LINDSEY that shows up in the Wayne Co. Tax List. Elizabeth would most like be an aunt to James WEST if they are related giving the ages. If any of these names look familiar to anyone, please notify me at hillsters@bwoodtx.com or mhill@hputx.edu I would love to find a connection. Best Regards, Mary