According to "Meigs County, TN Census and Marriage Records 1850 through 1900" there is no James or John Matthews/Mathis/Mathers/Mathes in the 1870 census. I don't know what other info you have, but it appears to me that your John C(1850) and the James C in 1880 Meigs county are not the same person. Yes, James does live next to Talton, but so does Lindley. I would say Lindley and James C are brothers, and probably John is their brother also. Lindley has named his son Talton. James C named his son William E., apparently after Lindley's step son William E. Cash. James' wife Margaret is 25 in 1880, that would make her 13 when Harriet was born. Harriet is living with her grandfather Talton. If James and John were the same person, why wouldn't Harriet be living there? I would say they were still in Roan county until after 1870. Only Mathews marriage in Meigs is Linzy Mathews to Martha Cash in 1878 and that is a second marriage. You might want to look for the death of John C Mathews in Roan County. Find Talton in 1870 and see if Harriet is living with him then, it will narrow down the search for John's death. Larry ----- Original Message ----- From: "Eldon Wade" <ewade@cfl.rr.com> To: <TNMEIGS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, February 22, 2003 1:10 PM Subject: [{Meigs Co., TN}] 1870 Roane/Meigs Co census lookup request. I would appreciate help finding a James C. MATTHEWS or a John C. MATTHEWS on the 1870 census. I am trying to verify his given name. In 1850 he is John C. and in 1880 he James C. He is on the 1850 Roane Co as a 10 year old living with his parents Talton and Rhoda MATTHEWS. On the 1880 Meigs Co census he is 36 years old living next to his parents. The right James C. or John C. would have a dau. named Harriet abt. 3 years old in 1870. This surname is often spelled MATHIS, MATHEWS, etc. Your assistance would be appreciated. Eldon mailto:ewade@cfl.rr.com List admin for SC-Old96 Researching: WADE, HAMES ============================== To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237