This is my first post to this list. Yesterday, I went to the Tennessee State Libary and Archives in Nashville and finally, after 18 years of looking, I think I have found my Great Grandmother. This is what I found: 1860 Census for Hardeman County Tennesse Page 215 or 216 (the copy didn't come our real well) Dwelling 979 Family 929 John H. Reed Age 35 Farmer RE: $2000. PP: $670 b. Tenn Martha J Age 30 b. Ala O??ah A Age 9 b. Miss Alice G Age 6 b. (?do) Margaret Age 4 b. Tenn Albert A Age 1 b. Tenn Charles A Reed Age 14 b. Miss Elizabeth J Bennett Age 24 b. Ala Two dwellings down there is a family with Sarah WILEY age 58 as the head of household. She was born in MS (I think it says) she has two daughters and one son; Elizabeth age 17 b. TN, Martha age 15 b. TN, and (?L)onnie H age 12 also b. TN. >From my years of research the following is what I have: Allis DUNNAM's death certificate shows her father as (??) REED Mother as (??) WILEY. She was born in Mississippi and at the time of her death in March 1934 in Walker Co. AL her age was given as 83 yrs 1 mo. 1 day and 8 hours old. This would have made her 9 years old in the 1860 census. However in census records found after her marriage to Tehofiholous Greenberry DUNNAM she would have been born in about 1855. Most of the census records show her birth place as MS with Father's birthplace in TN. I question the knowledge of the person who gave the information for her death certificate and prefer to think the census records are slightly more accurate (I have, so far, found no direct relationship with the info provider..I think he was a brother-in-law to her granddaughter..my aunt) Is anyone else researching this family? I would appreciate any info anyone has that can help me in deciding if this Alice REED is in fact my grandmother's mother Allis REED DUNNAM. Thank you for your patience in reading this long missive. I am just so excited to have this information and so want it to be correct. Gail W.