I am currently seeking information on Sarah Burgess, b. about 1828, SC>TN and David Owens, b. about 1828, TN. Sarah Burgess was born about 1828 in South Carolina. David Owens was b. about 1828 in TN. They married, probably around 1848, location unknown but was probably Tennessee. Their first child was born about 1850 in Tennessee. They had five children: George, Marion, Martha, Mary, and Julia, all born in TN. Sarah and David were in Cocke county, Tennessee for the 1850 and 1860 census, and in Haywood County, North Carolina for the 1900 census. The 1850 Cocke County, Tennessee census shows David and Sarah (Burgess) Owens living next door to Joseph and Percy Burgess. I wonder if Joseph and Percy are Sarah's parents? Here's why: Sarah was born in Sourth Carolina, Percy and all of Percy and Joseph's children were born in South Carolina (Joseph was born in Georgia). Here is the information for Percy and Joseph Burgess from the 1850 Cocke County Census: Joseph 53 Percy 50 Coleman 20 Martha 17 John 15 Asberry 13 Sarah was 21 when the census was taken, and could have been these children's older sister. I have looked without success for this family in the 1840 census. I found two Burgess families in South Carolina in 1840 but the ages of the children in the household didn't match what I expected to find. Of course, there could have been extra children living with them, or some of these children could have been living somewhere else; without names it's impossible to tell for sure whether you have the right family or not. The census also shows that on the *other* side of Joseph and Percy Burgess are Elias and Pherebe Owens; I wonder if these are David's parents, and if David and Sarah's was a "girl-next-door" romance? Here's why: all of Elias and Pherebe's children were born in Tennessee, just like David. Here is their info from the census: Elias 53 Pherebe 50 Janna 25 Sally 23 Elias 17 Mahala 11 Abram 9 Jacob 7 David was 21 when this census was taken, and would fit nicely between Elias and Sally, above. Any pointers on linking Sarah with Joseph and Percy (or with proving the link doesn't exist) would be greatly appreciated. Likewise for David to Elias and Pherebe. Any ideas on documents I could check, etc. would be great; I have access to a FHC near me. I unfortunately don't know the death dates of either Sarah or David. Leslie Ward