At 09:49 PM 1/1/00 +0900, you wrote: >Hoping that maybe a member of the list might be able to do a lookup for me. >I am looking for a "Last Will" or obituary for "Sarah GORDON" that lived in >Warren Co. She was born about 1800 and probably died in the 1870s or 1880s >in Warren Co. She was listed in the 1860 census and the 1870 tax list, so I >believe that her will would have been made in the 1870s. By finding copies >of these items, I am hoping to find a listing of her heirs and clues as to >where she was from. > >Any assistance would be greatly appreciated. Tei A. Gordon Don't know if you have this or not but she is listed in 1850 Census & 1860 Slaveholders Census. You might also try looking for the will of a Robert Gordon(as he appears to have died 1850-1860) --MarieB-) http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~rmbeckman/USA/TN/warren.html 1850 Warren Co. TN 13th Civil Dist page 78A 1033/1033 Robert Gordon 66 M Farmer NC Sarah Gordon 50 F NC Benjamin F. Gordon 12 M TN 1860 Slave Census Schedule Page 419 Sarah Gordon --slaveholder--1 slave house 1- 20 yr old Female Mulatto 1-16 yr old Male Black 1-12 yr old Male Black 1-9 yr old Female Black 1-6 yr old Male Black