Don't know if this will help any but here goes...... From the following marriage records for Bluford Mathis I looked up the census info for his spouses for the yr 1860. Also found a Mathis living with an Overall family not far from these people. --Marie B. MATHIS, BLUFORD Spouse: PISTOLE, RACHAEL Marriage Date: 13 Jan 1861 County: Dekalb State: TN MATHIS, BLUFORD Spouse: DIRTING, MARY Marriage Date: 12 Dec 1870 County: Dekalb State: TN 1860 Dekalb Co. TN Dist 3 page 95 A 228/226 Samuel L. Dirting 39 M Manerva A. Dirting 32 F Mary A. Dirting 13 F James M. Dirting 12 M David A. DIrting 9 M Nancy J. Dirting 6 F Margarett F. Dirting 4 F Sarah E. Dirting 1 F 1860 Dekalb Co. TN Dist 3 page 97a 251/249 H. A. Overall 37 M 10,000 Real Est. 12,000 Personal Est. Farmer TN Mary C. Overall 27 F TN Francis Overall 14 F TN John W. Overall 12 M TN Leuth Overall 9 F TN Arrilla J. Overall 7 F TN James Overall 3 M TN Helen S. Overall 1 F TN Daniel Mathis 24 M Farmer TN 1860 Dekalb Co. TN Dist 3 page 97a 259/257 Pleasant Pistole 51 M Farmer 5000 Real Est. 3000 Personal Est. Virginia Arena Pistole 45 F TN Rachel E. Pistole 22 F TN Parilee Pistole 17 F TN Francis Pistole 13 F TN Annie L. Pistole 10 F TN James P. Pistole 8 M TN Descend. of Daniel & Comfort Pittman and other Pittmans http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~rmbeckman/pitman/index.html