My ggg-grandmother, Jane Grady Askins, came to Texas from Polk Co., Tennessee with her five children about 1867-1868. They were in Collin Co. TX in 1870. Her husband, John Askins, was dead when she came to Texas. The family (either Askins or Grady) was said to have had a tan yard in Benton TN, and Jane Grady was said to have a brother who held some sort of political office in TN. I'm eager to learn more about the Askins/Haskins and Grady families in the Benton area in the 1800's. I would also like to find out if their tan yard was one of the businesses raided by the bushwhackers led by John Gatewood in 1864. I would really appreciate hearing from anyone who knows anything about this family. The 1850 and 1860 census entries are as follows: 1860 CENSUS Polk Co. Tennessee 4th District Benton, date 24 July 1860: 72 491 491 John Haskins 34 MW farmer KY Jane 34 FW Tenn Louisiy 11 FW Tenn John 10 MW Tenn Sintha 9 FW Tenn Mary D. 4 FW Tenn Frances 3 FW Tenn 1850 CENSUS Polk Co. Tennessee fourth civil district, date Oct 21, p. 230: 527 532 Jordan Inscore 56M Farmer NC Sarah " 54F Emily " 34F Mary " 30F Jordan " 22M John B. Askins 23M Farmer KY Jane " 24F Tenn Louisa V. " 1F Tenn Alexander Ellison 13M Tenn Any information about these people would be greatly appreciated! Margaret Boykin mboykin@juno.com ________________________________________________________________ GET INTERNET ACCESS FROM JUNO! Juno offers FREE or PREMIUM Internet access for less! Join Juno today! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/tagj.