On 26 Oct 98 <GibsonHamm@aol.com> Wrote: | | According to Wayne and Patrick, | Delilah Jane's parents were Isaac SLOAN/SLONE b. 1791 in | VA and Margaret ? b. 1801 in TN. I have census information on Isaac's family | from 1830, 1840, 1850, but they disappear completely in 1860, 1870, 1880 | from Jackson County. I'm assuming Isaac and Margaret died somewhere in there, | but it also looks like the whole family moved, maybe to another state. | | 1) Does anyone know where they went? Nancy & the rest of the Jackson Co. Tn. Sloan researchers. Congrats!! on your great discovery. Goes to show it pays to look at the original census and not just a published abstract (which I used). Yours is certainly a low profile family, But, I don't think they all left the State!. I had this family as part of my unconnected loose ends: Census 1860-Jackson Co. Tn. Fam22 pg218 (widow?)Margaret Sloan age 60 is with Elbert Sloan age 10 Listed separate, but same family # as Margaret. is: Martin age ? {sorry, don't have my original notes with me} Ellen age 25 John age 1 Census 1900-Jackson Co. Tn. Dist #14 (Soundex data) Martin is b. Jul 1829 TN. Wife: none Mary E. b. Nov 1863 is listed as dau in soundex, however, I believe she is probably dau-in-law. Mary is still in Jackson Co. in 1910 These children listed as grandchildren of Martin Sloan. . Ora APR 1886, TN. * Hollie MAR 1893, TN. Gidar MAR 1898, TN. Listed as dau of Mary E. in 1910. Ora is listed as servant of James Howell in 1900 & as granddau of Martin Sloan. Oral/Ova or Ora? *************** A couple of other comments you might consider: 1. Your Isaac may be the Isaac listed in 1820 Smith Co. Tn. [200010 10100] 2. I have the same family makeup for Isaac as you in 1830, except I show him in Humphries Co. TN. (from pub. abstract info) would love to know for sure which one correct. 3. In 1850 a couple of doors down from Isaac is Jonathan Sloan, Fam939 [age 55, Va. w/wife & 7 kids, 1st son named Isaac] I always thought his was probably Isaac's brother. Hope this helps, Frank Mitchell