This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Sullivan, Thomas Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/0hB.2ACI/313 Message Board Post: Looking for information on Jeremiah Sullivan who resided in Columbia, Tennessee during the Civil War. He was married to Margaret Palmer Sullivan and they were he parents of eight children, 3 of whom were born in Columbia: twins, Margaret and Jere (probably Jeremiah) b. June 30 1861, Will or William date of birth unknown, and Julia b. abt 1861. During the war, Jeremiah was working for the federal government in Nashville while his family remained in Columbia. After returning to Columbia he worked for Congressman John Houston Thomas and the Sullivan family lived in what was described as "a mansion on a plantation" which belonged to Thomas. I am interested in any information about this family and about the plantation belonging to Congressman Thomas.