The formation of Decatur Co was the result of a petition dated 1845 to the general assembly of the state of TN. This petition began with a formal request for a division using the TN river as the dividing line and proceeded with the listing of signers. Renea [email protected] TNGenWeb County Coordinator for Decatur Co, TN http://www.netease.net/decatur TNGenWeb County Coordinator for Perry Co, TN http://www.netease.net/perry Listowner Decatur, Henderson, Perry Cos, TN [email protected] Listowner Liston surname [email protected] Listowner Rains surname [email protected] -----Original Message----- From: Sherri Smith <[email protected]> To: [email protected] <[email protected]> Date: Wednesday, July 19, 2000 2:55 AM Subject: Re: [TNDECATU] Need 1840 Census Lookup >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 >> > > >