Thank you so very much. That cinches things here. I wonder why I thought McMinn? Oh, well. What I needed was TN. Joy In a message dated 3/11/04 12:29:07 PM Eastern Standard Time, cindilia@yahoo.com writes: > They are in McNairy county....The images are not > available at ancestry, but here is the index reading > for the families on my CD... > > Tennesse 1850 Census Index > Surname,Given Name,Age,Sex,Race,Birth > Place,County,Locality,M432-Roll,Page > HELMS,ABIGAIL,27,F,W,NC,MCNAIRY,3-DIST,888,61 > HELMS,JAMES,5,M,W,NC,MCNAIRY,3-DIST,888,61 > HELMS,LEMUEL,30,M,W,NC,MCNAIRY,3-DIST,888,61 > HELMS,MARY,2,F,W,UNKN,MCNAIRY,3-DIST,888,61 > > Tennesse 1850 Census Index > Surname,Given Name,Age,Sex,Race,Birth > Place,County,Locality,M432-Roll,Page > HELMS,JANE,10,F,W,NC,MCNAIRY,2-DIST,888,48 > HELMS,MANUEL,31,M,W,NC,MCNAIRY,2-DIST,888,48 > HELMS,MARGARET,13,F,W,NC,MCNAIRY,2-DIST,888,48 > HELMS,NISA,6,F,W,NC,MCNAIRY,2-DIST,888,48 > HELMS,RUSSEL,11,M,W,NC,MCNAIRY,2-DIST,888,48 > HELMS,SARAH,33,F,W,NC,MCNAIRY,2-DIST,888,48 > HELMS,TILLMAN,0,M,W,TN,MCNAIRY,2-DIST,888,48 > HELMS,WILLIAM,4,M,W,TN,MCNAIRY,2-DIST,888,48 > > > >