The WADE ancestor of interest to me is George Washington Wade; b. GA, Mar 1837 by the 1900 census - d. abt 1910, TX. The 1880 census shows both parents b. in SC. This George had wife, Mona Elizabeth ---- and is found in 1850 and 1860 Cass Co., GA [called Bartow Co. after 1861]; 1870 Floyd Co., GA; 1880 Cherokee Co., AL; 1900 Montague Co., TX. For about the last year and a half, I have thought that this George was son of Davis Caleb Wade (b.1812, Greenville Co., SC and 1st wife, Florence Lucinda Ivey (b. GA, 1831). This placement is almost certainly incorrect.. Davis and Florence had a son George Washington Wade, b. 14 Feb 1837 from family records. From 1840 and 1850, Davis is found in DeKalb Co., GA; in 1860/1870/1880 in Fulton Co., GA which was formed in 1853 from the western part of DeKalb Co. and a small area from Campbell Co. Intensive research in 1860 and 1870 GA censuses convinced me that this George was the one who m. Sarah Ann Bloucher in DeKalb Co., GA in 1865 and was found in 1870 DeKalb Co., GA and 1880 DeKalb Co., AL [not GA.] >From more recent GA census research, I have found convincing evidence to allow presenting the family of "our" George as follows: 1. <umknown> Wade of SC. 2. James Madison Wade (b. 1816/1, SC); m. Amanda ------ (b. 1820/1, SC) Found 1840 Carroll Co., GA (110002-0001); 1850 Cass Co., GA; the other adult in 1840 probably a brother - maybe Jackson. 3. George WADE b. 1837 GA m. Monna Elizabeth ------ (maybe had two wives.) 13 children - listed in a recent post. 3. William Wade b. abt. 1841 GA 3. James S. Wade b. abt. 1843 GA; dau. Mary M. 2. Jackson Wade b. 1819/9 SC m. Mary ----- [1850 Cass Co., GA] 2. Benjamin L. Wade b. 1821/2 SC m. Elizabeth ----- [1850/1860 Cass Co., GA; 1870 Bartow Co., GA]] (Children: Henry, Susan, James, Sarah, William, Nancy, Millie) The counties of Chatooga, Gordon, Cass, and Floyd (county seat: Rome) are all near Rome, GA [the largest city in this area] and persons in all these counties are often said to be fron near Rome, GA and are sometimes placed as actually being from Floyd Co. even though they may be from a neighboring county. Some of these may be of the same branch as the one described above. Note especially the following families: (A) Joseph Allen Wade b. 1824/5 (Debra and Linda's ancestor) were in Gordon Co., GA in 1850 (just north of Cass; NE of Floyd Co.) (B) Solomon Wade (Julie's ancestor) b. 1829/30 GA in Floyd Co., 1860; killed in the Civil War. [Where was he in 1850? Where was his widow in 1870/1880?] His son, John Calvin Wade was in Cherokee Co., AL in 1880 as was our George. Since Solomon named a dau Amanda, it's tempting to tentatively place him as son of James M. but the respective ages appear to be incompatible. The only other Solomon Wade (b. 1814/5, GA) I've found in GA was in 1850 Warren Co., GA. There's a large group of Wades in Warren Co. and neighboring Columbia Co. who appear to have been there since the 1780s. So if Solomon in Floyd Co. is of these Wades, we don't expect him to be closely related to the the James M. family of Wades who came to GA from SC about 1830. I plan to do more work in GA and SC on the branch of interest and would appreciate comments or questions from anyone interested. Best regards, Theron Smith.