In a message dated 9/3/01 12:54:24 PM Eastern Daylight Time, seaverp@mail.localnet.com writes: > Charles, do you have any information about where Catherine Peck > Severs died and when? I had an old note in my files that she died in > KY, but I can't confirm that. If she did die in KY, where was > William at that time? From the 1850 Nodaway, MO census, it appears > that William moved there in the late 1840s with his son John and > John's family. Some of the young children were born in TN, so they > must not have lived in MO long. > > Catherine almost certainly died in Anderson Co TN. The last known child was born l809 and she appeared in Census as an older female until l830 and did not make the move to Nodaway Co in l849. Wm and Catherine seemed to live with William (Son) until l830 or maybe l820 and the following census seemed to be living with John. Neither was listed in l840 in TN, however. The date of the move is documented by the birth of children of John. Wm died in Nodaway Co in fall of l852 and was buried there. I suspect Catherine to be buried on the farm in Anderson Co TN but do not know. If WM Severs was the Hessian soldier deserting from Savanna GA in July l782 he was really l0l at death. The change in Calender by the English in l752 may have confused everyone (including William) into thinking he was born l752. I do not believe the English Calender had a Feb in l752 as it was a short year from march to December or something. The Hessian was born Feb l751 but birth date used by William is unknown. I would kill for knowing it. Charles Severs