Didn't find any Blanton family in 1850 census - however, i did find someone who matches your james a tucker. 1850 Tishomingo County MS Census - Northern Part - House 525 TUCKER M 42 TN Susan 37 TN Martha 22 TN Elizabeth 20 TN Mary 16 TN James 15 TN Mahaley 13 AL America 10 AL Susan 8 MS Emily 5 MS Sentha 3 MS Thomas 1 MS >From James' marriage, the surety was Thomas Ham. Hint: Blanton is TN and Alabama name. Looks like they moved from TN to AL to MS. I am posting my answer to the Tishomingo co MS, Giles, Hardin, McNairy county Tn lists as well as Lauderdale County list. List folks, please respond to Chuch to his personal email. Hope you find some answers, Chuck! Brenda ---------- From: C9364213@aol.com Sent: Saturday, November 14, 1998 7:11 PM To: brendaw@tsixroads.com Subject: RE:Lookup Hello, I am looking for info on my gggrandparents marriage. Would their parents be listed any place. James A. Tucker to Rhuhamey Catherine Blanton, 9/22/1858 in Tishomingo County, MS. Thank you, Chuck Floyd