I transcribed the 1850 copiah county census and remembered the mame Neal here is what I found, it, the 1830/40/and 50 copiah census are at the copiah county, MS website 32 1130 1133 Neal Benjamin R 30 M Merchant 600 Penn 33 1130 1133 Neal C.R. 30 F Penn 34 1130 1133 Neal C.E. 8 F Mi X 35 1130 1133 Neal Mary B 6 F Mi X 36 1130 1133 Neal C.M. 4 F Mi 37 1130 1133 Neal Infant 2/12 M Mi http://www.us-census.org/inventory/inventory.htm here are all the states census and here is the copiah web site http://www.rootsweb.com/~mscopiah/ At 11:16 AM 11/12/2001 -0600, Karima wrote: >Good Morning, > >SURNAMES: ALLISON, HATCH, NEAL > >I am looking for information on the following two brothers who were born in >Statesville, Iredell Co., NC. They removed to Copiah County, Mississippi, >but when and whether or not they were accompanied by their parents is >unclear. > >Both of these brothers went into the printers trade, Adam ALLISON becoming >the editor of a newspaper in Hazelcrest, and his brother also working with >him. > >(1) Adam Lafayette ALLISON was born 1831 in [Statesville] North Carolina. >He married Mary Frances HATCH on 4 JAN 1860 in Copiah County, MS. She was >born 1837 in Mississippi. > >(2) Franklin Alexander ALLISON was born 15 MAR 1840 in Statesville, North >Carolina (Iredell County), and died 21 JAN 1913 in Washington, DC. He >married Mary Bond NEAL on 22 APR 1861 in Hazelhurst, (COPIAH CO) >Mississippi, daughter of Benjamin Rush NEAL and Catherine Rosetta DODGE. She >was born BET. 1843 - 1844 in Mississippi, and died 14 MAY 1920 in >Birmingham, Alabama. > >Both brothers served in the Confederate Army, joining at Hazelcrest, MS. > >Any information would be most helpful. > >Karima > > > >==== MSCOPIAH Mailing List ==== >The listkeeper is Annette Womack. >ACWomack@aol.com > > >============================== >Visit Ancestry.com for a FREE 14-Day Trial and enjoy access to the #1 >Source for Family History Online. Go to: >http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=702&sourceid=1237 > > God bless you, Lynda