I'm searching for the following families listed on 1840 census Gibson Co TN: 1840 Census Gibson Co TN Jefferson Parker 1 M -5 William age 2 1 F 20-30 Mariah age 23 1 M 20-30 Jefferson age 26 This was Thomas Jefferson Parker and he was listed on 1850 census in Madison Co TN: 1850 Census Madison Co TN D-200 Jefferson Parker 37 TN Farmer 150 Francis 37 TN William 12 TN John 10 TN Mary J. 7 TN Raphael 4 TN (Ralph) Marion 3 TN David 1 TN By 1860 Jeff Parker had moved to Arkansas first to Yell Co & later to Scott Co where he remained the rest of his life. His wife's name is believed to have been Mariah Frances/ Frances Mariah Williams. We believe she may have been the daughter of the Jonathan Williams living near the family on 1840 census Gibson Co TN: 1840 Census Gibson Co TN p183 Jonathan Williams 21022001-1010101 1M -5 1F-5 1M -5 1F 10-15 1M 5-10 1F 20-30 1M 15-20 1F 40-50 1M 15-20 1M 20-30 1M 20-30 1M 50-60 On 1880 census Mariah Frances Parker listed her father's birth place as NC and her mother's as VA. Mariah was born Nov 1816 in TN. It's believed that Mariah may have had a brother named David Peter Williams who later moved to Scott Co AR.