This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: johnmichaelholt Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.thompson/17223.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Hi Christy, Looking at the 1850 and 1860 census records for Rhea County. There is a Sarah C. Thompson which really seams to be the only single female Thompson born about the right time. If you make the assumption that William and Catherine were naming their children after their parents, you may want to take a look at this. I found a couple of RootsWeb listings where you may want to contact the submitters to see if they might have anymore information. (not related) Good Luck!! John 1860 District 2, Rhea, TN Absalom Thompson abt 1810 Tennessee Male (farmer) Malinda Thompson abt 1811 Tennessee Female Sarah C Thompson abt 1841 Tennessee Female Margaret A Thompson Tennessee Female Jesse A Thompson abt 1845 Tennessee Male Thomas K Thompson abt 1847 Male Absalom S Thompson abt 1853 Male Elizabeth J Thompson abt 1855 Female Joel Dotson abt 1819 Tennessee Male Elizabeth Dotson abt 1821 Tennessee Female Martha J Dotson abt 1844 Tennessee Female Sarah E Dotson abt 1845 Tennessee Female William S Dotson abt 1848 Tennessee Male Mary A Dotson abt 1853 Tennessee Female Thomas N Dotson abt 1857 Tennessee Male George W Dotson abt 1859 Tennessee Male 1850 District 2, Rhea, TN Absalom S Thompson abt 1810 (farmer) Malinda Thompson abt 1814 Sarah C Thompson abt 1840 Margaret A Thompson abt 1842 Jesse A Thompson abt 1845 Thomas K Thompson abt 1846 ===== Tennessee State Marriages, 1765-2002 Name: William Dodson Spouse: Catharine Thompson Marriage Date: 14 Mar 1866 Marriage County: Rhea ===== RootsWeb link to William: http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=dodsons&id=I0648 RootsWeb link to Sarah C.: http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=:1227016&id=I00186 Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.