Just wanted to offer an addendum to this. The James H. Massey in Texas and Wright Counties in Missouri is the brother to my gggrandfather, John Wesley Massey of Giles and later Marshall County, TN. James married a lady from Giles County and moved to Texas-Wright County, Missouri, prior to 1850. His father, John Massey, decided to move up to live with him after his wife, Mary Henry Massey, passed away in 1856. He died in 1858 and is buried in a cemetery in Mountain Grove, MO, right on the Texas-Wright County line. This is in south-central Missouri. John Massey's children are mentioned in a court case in Marshall County, TN, in 1859. My gggrandfather, John W. Massey, is listed as one of the litigants. These Masseys are not Irish but moved to Tennessee from Lincoln County, NC, around 1820. This family can be traced back to Richard Massey of the mid to late 1600's in Charles City, Co., VA, through one of his sons, Hezekiah. There is discussion as to whether this Richard came from Cheshire Co., England, or Cambridgeshire. Any assistance would be appreciated. Sincerely, William R. Massey of Lewisburg/Marshall County, Tennessee