Good Morning! Thought I'd add our search to the list. My husband descends from Obadiah McBee b.@1805 listed as a member of Sweeton's Cove Primitive Baptist Church in 1821. Obadiah lists his birthplace as NC, SC, GA or TN depending on which census you are looking at. In the 1840 Franklin Co., TN census he lists household containing; 1 male under 5 (This would be Josiah William md. 1st Sarah WOOTEN) 2 males 5-10 years {This are most like sons Samuel (md. Mary Caroline MULLINS) and Robert (md.1st Margaret E. WILLIAMS 2nd Mary ? 3rd Lydia Margaret ROLLINS)} 1 male 30 to 40 years (Obadiah himself) 2 females 5 -10 years (one of these would be daughter Rachel) 2 females 10 - 15 years (one we have identified would be Deborah) 1 female 20-30 years (Sarah - Obadiah's wife) Deborah marries C.P. CROWNOVER on 8/16/1846 according to marriage records in Franklin Co., TN. By 1850 Obadiah and family have moved to Coffee Co., TN and the only daughter left in the house is Rachel who marries John REED there on 5/26/1853. (Deborah and C.P. CROWNOVER are also in Coffee Co., at this point and she remains there at least through 1880.) By 1860 Obadiah is back in Marion Co., TN and remains there for the duration. What I'm looking for is: 1. Names for the two as yet unidentified girls in the 1840 census. 2. A definite place of birth for Obadiah. 3. Evidence that Samuel MCBEE b.@1785 and Ellender Standridge are parents of this Obadiah. (We have strong circumstantial evidence.) 4. Maiden name for Obadiah's wife Sarah. (Obadiah purchases land 3/23/1827- 40 acres for $60 from Wm. EVANS Sr. part of tract granted to Obediah Bean - Book B Marion County Deed 1819-1830 pages 279-80. Could he be buying from future father in law? Oldest son Samuel has Evans for a middle name and I've seen cases where the groom buys some land from father in law just before the marriage.) If anyone has a lead we'd sure like to hear about it. Thanks. Jean P. McBee wife of William Richard McBee, Jr. son of William Sr. son of Harvey Lee son of Josiah Conn son of Josiah William son of Obadiah