My memory goofed on me, the boys name was Elisha, but if you look for the Blasingames in McNairy in 1870 you could see my lapse. 1st On Sat, 3 Dec 2005 08:54:48 -0500 "Julie Preston" <juliefpreston@sbcglobal.net> writes: > > Sandra, > > I think I may have found John F. & Mary J. TIDWELL in 1880 in > Illinois. I forgot that some people did migrate north! Another > reason to look more closely at the Union soldiers Ginger found. The > only way to know, for sure, is to locate Mary J(ane) in 1860, > hopefully with family members in McNairy Co., to compare > birthplaces. > > From a marriage license we have for our ancestor, Isaac Preston, > 1869, McNairy Co., to Susan Wilson nee McDonald, the *bride* had to > *reside* in the county the license was taken out for or the marriage > would be null and void so Mary Jane must've been living there in > 1862 for them to marry there. Of course, she could've been living > with friends or relatives. Note that Mary J. was born in IL but her > father was born in TN & mother in MS. (No TIDWELL's in Illinois in > 1880 old enough to be parents of Mary J. so perhaps they only lived > there for a time and returned to TN.) > > If Mary Jane's age is correct, she would've been 14 years old when > they married and he 19. If so, they probably had older children so > I found one possibility, also listed below. I don't know the > geography of the counties, though, so you'd have to take a look at > the proximity of Williamson & Union counties to see if this is > plausible. > > > 1880 Census Index. > Census Place: Rock Creek, Williamson, Illinois > Source: FHL Film 1254259 National Archives Film T9-0259 Page > 464D > Relation Sex Marr Race Age Birthplace > J. F. TIDWELL Self F M W 39 TN > Occ: Physician Fa: TN Mo: NC > M. J. TIDWELL Wife F M W 32 IL > Occ: Keeping House Fa: TN Mo: MS > Anna L. TIDWELL Dau F S W 13 IL > Occ: At Home Fa: TN Mo: IL > Simon TIDWELL Son M S W 9 IL > Fa: TN Mo: IL > Katie L. TIDWELL Dau F S W 6 IL > Fa: TN Mo: IL > Moray TIDWELL Son M S W 3 IL > Fa: TN Mo: IL > William TIDWELL Son M S W 11M IL > Fa: TN Mo: IL > James A. ALSUP Other M S W 20 IL > Occ: Farm Laborer Fa: TN Mo: TN > > 1880 U.S. Census > Census Place: Union, Union, Illinois > Source: FHL Film 1254254 National Archives Film T9-0254 Page > 37A > Relation Sex Marr Race Age Birthplace > Thomas RENDLEMAN Self M M W 32 IL > Occ: Farmer Fa: NC Mo: NC > Sarah RENDLEMAN Wife F M W 29 NC > Occ: Keeping House Fa: NC Mo: NC > William RENDLEMAN Son M S W 10 IL > Fa: IL Mo: NC > John I. RENDLEMAN Son M S W 8 IL > Fa: IL Mo: NC > Sarah C. RENDLEMAN Dau F S W 9M IL > Fa: IL Mo: NC > John TIDWELL Other M S W 17 TN > Occ: Works On Farm Fa: TN Mo: TN > > > Might as well make progress on someone else's family when one is > 'stuck' on their own research! ;-) > > Regards, > > Julie Preston > juliefpreston@sbcglobal.net > > > ==== TNMCNAIR Mailing List ==== > McNairy County Tennessee > http://www.rootsweb.com/~tnmcnair/index.html > > ============================== > New! Family Tree Maker 2005. Build your tree and search for your > ancestors at the same time. Share your tree with family and friends. > Learn more: > http://landing.ancestry.com/familytreemaker/2005/tour.aspx?sourceid=14599 &targetid=5429 > > >