Marge Clark wrote, > >Thomas Ransom married March 1, 1798 to Elizabeth Tate d/o Robert Tate & Rachel >Owen. Known children of Thomas and Elizabeth. > . George D. Ransom b. Abt 1803, m. Mar 15, 1833 to Elizabeth Short. > > Thomas Ransom b. Abt 1806, m. Jan 17 1834 to Mary Shouse > > Richard Ransom b. Abt 1809, m. 1st Melinda Shouse > m 2nd Sarah Billitter Was Sarah Billitter a widow when she married Richard Ransom, and if so, what was her maiden name? In 1850 they have the following household: 1850 Forsyth Co. census page 277 Richard Ransom 41 Sarah 26 George W. (Ransom) 8 Jonathan D. Billeter 4 Elizabeth Ransom 11/12 I've been guessing that Jonathan was Sarah's son from a previous marriage. Do you, or anyone else, have information on this? Elizabeth Harris [email protected] state coordinator for NCGenWeb: http://www.rootsweb.com/~ncgenweb/