This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: carol03711 Surnames: Sheffield, Douglass, Bunton, Purdue Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.tennessee.counties.carter/269.1.1.1.2.2.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: This is very encouraging! My Lorraine/Lurena Douglass Sheffield Pardue/Purdue lived in Carter and Johnson counties of Tennessee prior to the Civil War. She is listed as Lurana Sheffield, age 20, born TN, livng with a widow named Sarah Ann Bunton. Sarah's maiden name was Sheffield. The 1860 census of the 10th district of Johnson County, TN, found Sarah remarried and widowed again, now a Potter. Living nearby was Lourana Sheffield, age 31, with two children - my great-grandfather, William R., age 8, and Martha A., age 5. William R. Sheffield, according to his death certificate, was born 6 December 1851 in Carter County, TN to Lorraine Douglass and Marion Sheffield. This is the only mention I have ever found of Marion Sheffield. My brother, a direct-line male descendent of William R., has just completed the DNA testing with Family Tree DNA and we are waiting for the results, hoping that it will open some doors for us. Carol Sheffield Anderson 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.