>James Franklin Gaither (b. Dec.12, 1816,NC; d. Dec. 7, 1893, Cannon >Co.,TN) married about 1821 Amelia "Melly" Lovelace (b. Dec. 6, 1823, NC; >d. Mar. 28, 1864, Cannon Co., TN). I believe they married in NC. >Family tradition says Amelia was the daughter of Amos and Tabitha >Elizabeth (Tomlinson) Lovelace. > >Can anyone help with proof of Amelia's parents? She did have a brother >Elam and she named a daughter Tabitha Elizabeth. I don't have Amelia's parents, but I do have information on James Gaither's family, if that's of interest. Let me know. They were married in Davie Co. NC, 7 Mar 1842. The marriage bond was transcribed by Nancy Murphy as Franklin Gaither and Amlia Lovelace. No bondsman, witness etc. is given. They seem to have left Davie County prior to the 1850 census. Elizabeth Harris state coordinator, NCGenWeb http://www.rootsweb.com/~ncgenweb/