my great-great-great grandparents were william and edy nix. edy's maiden name is unknown to me. i found them in the 1850 census in pontotoc county, ms. the census shows they were both born in s.c. their children were: uriah, sarah, mary, burton, and william andrew all born in georgia. missouri was born in miss. william was killed in 1857 and before 1860, edy took the children and moved to saline county, arkansas. the last name was spelled nix in south carolina and arkansas and nicks in mississippi. i haven't been able to go any further than william. can anyone help? thanks, jolynne in arkansas.