I have just returned from three days at the McNairy Co., TN library, Hardin Co., TN library and courthousr, and Lauderdale Co., AL library and courthouse, so I have a lot of info to sift through, and can't check out the Cossey names below. Several looked promising to the lines we've Cossey researchers have collected. My "Luke Cossey" list MD as his place of birth in the 1850 Census of Hardin Co., TN. He looks to be the father or brother of all of the other Cossey's in the 1840-1860 Censuses. I did find and copy at the Hardin Co., TN library a COSSEY I hadn't copied before. I didn't realize until now that the Census year wasn't on the page I copied, but it was either the 1787 or 1797 Heads of Families--Maryland. In Prince Georges County there is a William Cossey (free white male 16 or upward) and one female (free white female). There is one John Casey (16 or upwards) with 2 males under 16, 1 female, and 17 slaves. That is all of the Cossey or Casey names in that Census. While I was at the Hardin Co. courthouse these marriage certificates I got copies of; Luke Cossey to Sarah N. Haynes 21 May 1865, Oldest Book pg. 6 by Rev. J. G. Martin Monroe Cossey to Lucy White 20 Jan 1876, Bk.1 pg. 170 by M C Walker, MG *James Hitchcock to Martha Cossy 11 Dec 1881, Bk.1881-18-- pg 8 by P. J. Vandiver M.G. James Hitchcock to Martha Cossy 11 Dec 1881, Bk.3 pg 123 by P. S. Vandiver M.G. *S. R. Cossey to N. A. Eaves 5 Feb 1882, Bk. 1881-18-- pg. 10 by J. W. Lee M.G. S. H. Cossey to N. H. Eaves Bk. 3 pg 164 (same as above) *William Scott to Sarah Cossey 20 Sep 1882, Bk. 1881-18-- pg. 13 (same as below) William Scott to Mary Cossy 20 Sep 1882, Bk 3 pg. 252 by P. S. Vandiver John Beckham to Sallie Cossey 2 Sep 1883, Bk 3 pg. 384 by William Kelly J.P. Luke Cossey to Permelen J. White 22 Feb 1884, Bk.3 pg. 472 by (blank) Luke Cossey to S A Tidwell 30 Jun 1884, Bk.3 pg. 512 by William H. McDonald MG Wm P. Scott to Mary A. Cossey 20 Oct 1887, Bk 5 pg. 1 by Eli Cherry J.P. Herbert Cossey to Nancy Clack 19 Aug 1888, Bk. 5 pg. 167 by G. S. Vandiver Pastor W. M. Cossey to (Mrs.) V. V. Phillips 28 Apr 1889, Bk 5 pg. 337 by L. K. Brown MG William Cossey to Ann Parkin not filled out Thomas Cossey to Martha Shepard not filled out I was looking for my John H. G. Cossey to LuVicey Austin married about 1891. (Her maiden name is on her headstone). Marriage records for this time frame are no longer available. Their first child Mary Alice b. 17 Nov 1871 Walnut Grove, Hardin Co., TN d. 22 Jan 1892 married William P. Scott in 1882 (above) Mary is buried beside her parents in the Whites Creek Cemetery, Walnut Grove, Hardin Co., TN Because of there being no 1890 Census, does anyone know which William P. Scott this is? Is anyone in Hardin Co. researching CLACK, PARKIN, PHILLIPS, TIDWELL, WHITE, EAVES or BECKHAM that can help me with the above marriages? Ancestty World has 31 results for Cossey. One of the George, William and John H. G. Cossey gedcoms is my line, with a lot of my genealogy information, but stops at my grandfather George, even though I wasn't the one who submitted it. found at http://data.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=gedind&DatabaseId=3105&db=gedind&F0=COSSEY&F1=&PROX=0 I will post more on what I found as I get it added to my database. I am hoping to post 20,000 names to new family group sheets to my websites by the end of the month. Debbie Cossey Wasserburger GenMaster Huntsville, AL