Can anyone add any information to this family. I believe James Marcum married first, Sarah Unknown, and secondly, Serena/Cyrena/Lavena McDonald. I suspect they are in Tarrant Co. TX later on. Lot of holes to be filled in on this line. Pat McDonald mmcdonald3@houston.rr.com ====== 1840 Census TN [Sistler. p. 335] Lawrence County, p. 125 Marcum, James R. 00101 - 211120200001 [Who is this older female?] 1850 Census Lawrence Co TN [Carter, p. 100] Civil District #7, hh # 139 Markham, Jas. R. 39 m shoemaker VA ", Sarah 40 f NC ", Eliza J. 16 f TN ", Elizabeth 14 f TN ", Mary A. 8 f TN ", John W. 7 m TN ", Catharine 2 f TN 1860 Census Lawrence Co TN [Carter, p. 68] District # 10, 20 Jul 1860 [no hh #s this pub.] Marcum, James R. 50 m farmer VA ", Sarah 50 f NC ", John W. 17 m TN ", William S. D. 9 m TN ===== Marcum/Markham marriages, Lawrence Co TN [Carter]: p. 2 - Markham, Julian --Brewer, Jackson 14 Feb 1835 (L] 19 Feb 1835, by John A. Hail, JP p. 12 - Markham, Charlotte-- Myers, Perry 5 May 1833 by G. W. McLaren JP p. 28 - Marcum, Nancy --Barnett, Job 21 Apr 1851 by B. W. West JP p. 43 - Markham, Eliza --Broadstreet, Wm. 17 Mar 1839 by J. A. Hail, JP p. 109 - Marcum, Mary-- Heffington, James 4 Jan 1869 [no return] p. 152 - Marcum, G. W--. Meyers, Tennessee A. 29 Sep 1869 [no return] p. 152 - Marcum, Samuel-- Vawter, Nancy M. 13 Feb 1844 J. C. Sparkman MG p. 152 - Marcum, James-- McDonald, Syrena 29 Oct 1863 C. B. Porter MG p. 152 - Marcum, William-- Hammonds, Mary C. 5 Mar 1843 D. McDougal JP p. 152 - Markham, Jonathan-- Dueast, Susannah 5 Jun 1841 Francis Smith JP p. 201 - Marcum, Mary-- Robertson, John 8 Jan 1846 Allen Stewart, JP p. 251 - Marcum, F. E. F.-- Wortham, A. C. [groom] 18 Jun 1861 J. G. Wann, JP Marcum/Markham marriages, Lauderdale Co AL: Markium, Polly-- Holand, Richard 29 Jul 1824 Markham, Ailean-- Weatherford, Josiah 4 Sep 1848 Marcum, William C.-- Harrell, Ann 14 May 1859 C. F. Carson JP ===== Not found in 1870 1880 Tarrant Co. TX MARKHAM, GEORGE W. 30-96-46-10 white, male, 33, MO Tarrant Co., Just Prec. 4 Lemessie, wife, 33, TN Marthy C., daughter, 7 William W., son, 7/12 [I believe this could be an error on place of birth for George. Suspect this is the couple above, G. W. Marcum and Tennessee Meyers who m. 1869 in Lawrence Co. TN] MARCUM, JAMES 30-96-45-40 white, male, 63, TN Tarrant Co., Just Prec. 4 Cyrina, wife, 53, TN James J., son, 13, TN [1866] William T., son, 9, TN [1871] [Believe this is Cyrena McDonald, dau of John McDonald who was in his household 1860 Lawrence, age 33.] 1860 Cen Law Co TN [Carter, p. 3] no hh #'s this pub. listed as McDaniel McDaniel, John 68 SC ", Margaret 65 SC ", Cyrena 33 TN