Amy - I'm not an expert but I believe Decatur Co. was formed in 1845. Listers please correct me if I'm wrong. Sherri Smith Sacramento, CA. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Amy Alford" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, July 18, 2000 8:19 PM Subject: [TNDECATU] Need 1840 Census Lookup > I need a lookup for a family on the 1840 Census, please. I'm not sure if > the county would be Henderson or Decatur. When was Decatur County formed? > Anyway, I'm looking for the following family: > > 1830 Census, Henderson County, page 78 > HAY, Thomas 1 male 20-29, 1 female under 5, 1 female 20-29 > > 1850 Census, Decatur County, page (uh-oh, didn't copy the page number!!) > household 72 > HAY, Thomas 48 Methodist Minister $600 Ireland > Sarah 30 Tennessee > Mary A. 16 Tenn > William 14 Tenn > Huldah 12 Tenn > Thomas 10 Tenn > Elizabeth 8 Tenn > Isaac 7 Tenn > Jane 5 Tenn > George W 3 Tenn > Emily 1 Tenn > > The wife on the 1840 census will probably not be the Sarah, age 30, who > appears on the 1850 census. I don't know who his first wife was, or what > became of her. Thomas had another son, John Wesley, who was born in 1831 > and was already out of the house by 1850. I have no information on the > female child under 5 who appears on the 1830 census. > > I really appreciate your help, as my local library does not have the 1840 > Census Index for Tennessee. > > Sincerely, > Amy Alford > > > ________________________________________________________________________ > Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com >