My husband's ancestors seem to have moved back and forth across the state line a lot, and can be found in the northern part of Lauderdale County, the southern part of Lawrence County, and smack-dab on the state line. Thomas HOLLAND built a stage coach inn astride the line--and he is my biggest quest right now. I am also extremely interested in ROSS--most likely descending from the Moses Ross who is in 1840 Lauderdale Census. Other names in our direct line: MCDONALD/MCDANIEL, KILLEN, RICHARDSON, MCDOUGAL, STUTTS, WRIGHT, PORTER, DAVIS, POWELL, SPRINGER, PETTUS, EMORY/EMERY, WILEY, RITTER, GARRETT, MCMURTRY, (and HOLLAND, ROSS) In other words, about half the two counties. :-) There are more than one McDonald families in the area very early, and I look at all of them for possible connections. One group seems to have come from NC and our guy from SC [John and Margaret Emory McDonald] There are other Rosses too. Any connections to the following family are of great interest to me: Descendants of Thomas Holland 1 Thomas Holland b: Abt. 1771 d: Abt. 1844 in Lauderdale Co. AL, +Elizabeth b: Abt. 1780 in VA d: Abt. 1859 in Lauderdale Co. AL 2 William Holland b: Abt. 1799 in SC d: 12 Jul 1851 in Tishomingo Co. MS +Charity Thomas m: 29 Jul 1824 in Lauderdale Co AL 2 Harrison H. Holland b: Abt. 1802 in SC d: 27 Jun 1879 in Lawrence Co. TN +unknown [possibly a Marcum?] *2nd Wife of Harrison H. Holland: +Isabella Wiley b: 25 Oct 1811 in TN d: 02 Apr 1881 in Lawrence Co. TN m: 25 Jan 1851 in Lawrence co, TN, James M. Powell, JP Father: William Wiley Mother: Lydia 2 Chaney Holland b: Abt. 1806 in SC d: Aft. 19 Jun 1852 in Lawrence Co. TN, bur McDougal Cem +Daniel McDougal b: 18 Oct 1806 in NC d: 28 Jul 1884 in MS m: 19 Dec 1848 in Lawrence Co. TN, byJ. M. Powell, JP [one of 4 wives] Father: Alexander McDougal Mother: Eleanor Garrick 2 Emalyne Holland b: Abt. 1810 d: Bef. 12 Feb 1845 +Hiram H. Madden d: Bef. 12 Feb 1845 m: 18 Jun 1828 in Lauderdale Co, AL 2 Essa Holland b: 1814 in TN d: May 1850 in Lauderdale AL +William B. Tays b: 13 May 1815 in TN d: 09 Dec 1901 in Lauderdale Co. AL m: 27 Feb 1835 in Lauderdale Co, AL Father: Robert Tays 2 Jane Holland b: 1818 in TN d: Aft. 1880 +Jacob Blythe, Jr. b: Abt. 1801 in SC d: 31 May 1844 in Lawrence Co. TN m: 19 Jun 1835 in Lauderdale Co, AL Father: Jacob Blythe, Sr. Mother: Nancy Rogers? *2nd Husband of Jane Holland: +Alfred Wiley b: Abt. 1819 in Lawrence co, TN d: Aft. 1880 in Lawrence Co. TN m: 11 Nov 1845 in Lawrence Co. TN Father: William Wiley Mother: Lydia Pat McDonald