This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Venable/Lawson/Hicks/Owens/Nelson Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/XeB.2ACE/3284.1.1.1.1.1.1 Message Board Post: Daniel Venable's mother-in-law was Nancy Owens. She married Martin Lawson 28 Feb 1845 in Hawkins Co., her second marriage. Because of this, a lot of people mistakenly have Daniel's wife listed as Mary Lawson, but that is incorrect because Nancy married Martin Lawson after Mary was an adult. I'm guessing Mr. Owens, whose first name I suspect was William - but unsure as of yet - died. In the 1870 Hawkins Co. Census, Martin and Nancy Lawson are living in the household of Daniel Venable. As for the Hicks, I am unsure that Daniel Venable is related to them. I have had some problem establishing the maiden name of Nancy Owens. In some places I've seen mention of her maiden name being Hicks or perhaps Nelson. At this point I have not been able to determine her maiden name. Do you have any other connections of the Hicks to Daniel Venable?