Thank you so very much. Except for the names George and John, nothing else fits and I say that loosely -- YET is more like it. Since the James I'm searching for is 60+ years old in the 1830 Anderson County, TN census, chances are he was not living by the 1840 census. The only problem for me is that in the 1830 census listing, no one was named except for James. I have no way of finding out the names of the children living with him. But, I would suspect that he MUST be related to my David because he's living on a farm down the road from my gg-grandfather. Then there is a Tilda MORTON who is also up in years next door to James and she is a complete mystery. If she was married, I'd need to know her maiden name which again is next to impossible. No one else has been named Mathilda or Matilda down the line, but our family thinks she is caring for the younger George and Mary Ann MORTON. George ends up marrying into the TURNER family and they also live close by. So, I will keep your info and hope that something turns up soon. Thanks again and Happy Monday. Nina