Thanks Michele, I appreciate your help. I know John was in Lincoln County during this period because I have a legal document indicating the Bryan<t> children were given to John and his wife in 1850 and that they lived in Lincoln Co, TN. John died in 1872 so he must be listed under the alias name of MATTOX or some census taker variation <g>. Later, Pat ----- Original Message ----- From: "ROBN1" <ROBN1@ADELPHIA.NET> To: <TN-CENSUS-LOOKUP-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, February 02, 2004 5:32 PM Subject: Re: [TN-CENSUS-LOOKUP] 1850/Lincoln County/MADDOX <MATTOX> Hi Pat only found two John Maddox in TN in 1850 one had a middel inital that doesnt match yours the other john I looked up and doesnt match...sorry....Michele