While researching Tilman D. SHRUM of Macon Co. TN I ran across a bit of interesting information in the 1850 - 1860 - 1870 - 1880 Macon Co. TN census records transcribed by the Macon County Historical Society. The 1850 transcriptions, p. 93, shows Tilman's daughter, Mary, living with her father. The 1860 transcriptions, p. 113, show Mary as the wife of James J. DRURY with their son, William T. DRURY, age 1, living in a household next to the Tilman D. SHRUM household and James is shown as being in Co9, 2nd Rg TN Cal. (I think the Co. designation is incorrect). The 1870 transcriptions, p. 125, shows Mary with two children, William T. Drury, age 10, and Dorthula D. DRURY, age 7, living with her (Mary's) father. The children are listed as grandchildren of Tilman D. SHRUM. The 1880 transcriptions, p. 163, shows Mary, listed with Dorthula DRURY, age 17, Bell DRURY, age 8, and Arnold DRURY, age "mos" living with her father, T.(ilman) D. SHRUM. The children are listed as grandchildren of Tilman D. SHRUM. It appears that James J. DRURY was in the army prior to the beginning of the Civil War and it also appears that he may have died prior to the 1870 census. I didn't find his name listed after 1860. The burning question: Who was the father of Bell and Arnold DRURY? Bobby L. West