These folks were in the following counties in Texas in 1850 and one way or another a climb through the branches will lead all the way down to me and mine.
James Jefferson O'Quinn with his second wife Margaret Elizbeth Anglin (daughter of Adrian Anglin ) along with his children from his first marriage and James and Margaret's infant son. Margaret's children by her first husband, Richard Duty are living with her father and step-mother. They are listed several families away.
1850 ... TX ... Anderson ... Sep 25, line 1, 133/133:
James J. Oquin -- 39, male, farmer, $1700, SC
Margaret -- 36, female, VA
James R. -- 16, male, GA
Calvin -- 13, male, GA
Ann -- 11, female, GA
Moselle -- 9, female, GA
John H. -- 4, male, Anderson Co.
Georgia -- 6/12, female, Anderson Co.
Adrian Anglin and his 2nd wife, Phebe Parker with his grandchildren, who were the children of Richard Duty and Margaret Elizbeth Anglin. The relationship of the Parker and Hammons children are unknown to me. Adrian and Phebe will be in Henderson County TX by 1860.
1850 ... TX ... Anderson ... Sep 26, line 21, 143/143:
Amon McCommas (b: abt 1805), his wife Mary Brumfield and some of their children. They can be found again in 1860 still in Dallas County TX.
1850 ... TX ... Dallas ... stamp 86, Nov 16, line 4, 203/208:
Amon McCOMMAS -- 45, male, farmer, $3200, TN
Mary -- 44, female, VA
Elisha -- 20, male, farmer OH
Amon -- 18, male, farmer IL
Rosanah -- 15, female, IL
William W. -- 13, male, MO
Mary E. -- 10, female, MO
Armilda -- 3, female, TX
James Burke McComas (b: abt 1824, son of Amon McCommas ) with his wife, Mary Shields and their young family. James and his children can be found in 1860 in Dallas County TX.
1850 ... TX ... Dallas ... stamp 86, Nov 16, line 12, 204/209:
Elizabeth Serene (McKinney) Milam (b: 1813, daughter of Collin McKinney)has been a widow since Dec 1844, raising her family of 8 children. She is listed just before her brother, Younger Scott McKinney.
1850 Census - TX, Grayson County, stamp 688, Dec 19, line 39, 90/90:
E. S. MILAM -- 35, female, $2087, KY
L. S. -- 18, female, AR
Collen -- 16, male, TX
B. R. -- 14, male, TX
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A. W. -- 12, male, TX
Geo. S. -- 10, male, TX
Robt. A. -- 10, male, TX
S. C. -- 8, female, TX
B. J. -- 5, female, TX
no name -- 4, male, black, no state
no name -- 19, male, black, no state
no name -- 28, female, black, no state
Younger Scott McKinney, (b: 1819, son of Collin McKinney) his wife Sarah Janes, and their children.
1850 Census - TX, Grayson County, stamps 689 and 345, Dec 18, line 9, 91/91:
Y. S. Mc KINNEY -- 30, male, M.E.C.S.Rec???, $2000, KY
George W. Autrey (b: abt 1805), wife Mary Ann (Price) and children.
1850 ... TX ... Rusk ... Rusk Dist, stamp 257, Oct 13, Line 10, 300/300:
George AUTRY -- 45, male, farmer, $500, GA
Mary -- 40, female, unknown
William -- 18, male, farmer AL
Nancy -- 16, female, AL
George W. -- 14, male, AL
Hiram F. -- 12, male, AL
Cynthia -- 9, female, AL
James L. -- 5, male, AL
John H. Hillin (b: abt 1825), wife Sarah "Sallie" (Autrey, daughter of George W. Autrey) and their infant son.
1850 ... TX ... Rusk ... Rusk Dist, stamp 257, Oct 13, Line 18, 301/301:
John HILLIN -- 25, male, farmer, AL
Sarah -- 23, female, AL
David A. -- 1/12, male, TX
James Kuykendall (b: 1799), wife Dorcus Reynolds and their children. Two of their married sons follow them in the listing.
1850 ... TX ... Rusk ... Rusk Dist, stamp 293, Nov 14, line 5, 815/815:
James KUYKENDAL -- 50, male, farmer, $300, KY
Dorcas -- 46, female, TN
Matthew -- 18, male, farmer, TN
Nancy A. -- 15, female, TN
Drucilla M. -- 13, female, MS
George -- 10, male, MS
William J. Kuykendall, (b: 1828, son of James Kuykendall), wife Betty Jane (Coffman) and their son Lovel. I do not know how the 6 year old James or the Martin children fit in here. Elizabeth would not be old enough to have had 6 year old children.
1850 ... TX ... Rusk ... Rusk Dist, stamp 293, Nov 14, line 11, 816/816:
William T. KUYKENDAL -- 21, male, farmer, TN
Elizabeth -- 17, female, AL
Lovel C. -- 1/12, male, TX
James S. -- 6, male, MS
Sarah A. MARTIN -- 6, female, TX
Drucilla MARTIN -- 3, female, TX
Ely Reynolds Kuykendall (b: 1822, son of James Kuykendall), with wife Elizabeth Edwards and their young family. They can be found again in the 1860 Rusk County TX census.
1850 ... TX ... Rusk ... Rusk Dist, stamp 293, Nov 14, line 17, 817/817:
1850 - Census, TX, Smith County, Sep 21, page 47, line 28, 75/75:
Sterling R. PRICE -- 46, farmer, 46 farmer NC
Alcista -- 46, NC
William W. -- 23, farmer, AL
John M. -- 22, farmer, AL
Mary Ann -- 20, AL
Nancy W. -- 18, AL
George I. -- 15, AL
Madison F. -- 14, AL
Benjamine F. -- 12, AL
Eliza E. -- 9, AL
Sarah A. -- 6, AL
Howard R. -- 4, MS
Martha J. -- 2, MS
Matilda E. -- 6/12, TX
Marques De L. -- 11, AL
Andrew Venable (b: 1805) with his wife and some of their children.
1850 Census - TX, Smith County, My Subdivision, Sep 30, line 4, 147/147:
Andrew VINNABLE -- 45, male, farmer, SC
Mary A. -- 45, female, SC
Hugh -- 18, male, farmer, SC
John B. -- 17, male, farmer, SC
Jane -- 13, female, AL
William H. Ray (b: 1802), wife Nancy (Herring) and children. Next found in the 1860 Smith County TX census.
1850 ... TX ... Smith ... Oct 4, line line 9, 162/162:
William H. RAY -- 47, male, Bap. clergyman, $160, KY
Nancy -- 41, female, SC
Dennis L. -- 23, male, farmer, $220 AL
Bunell B. -- 21, male, farmer, $80 AL
Perry -- 18, male, farmer, AL
James H. -- 16, male, farmer, AL
Joseph -- 14, male, AL
Bryant -- 9, male, AL
Lewis -- 4, male, AL
Angeline -- 10, female, AL
Mary E. -- 7, female, AL
Sarah A. -- 2, female, TX
Amanda -- 2/12, female, TX
John Wells Robbins (b: 1824), his wife Frances Elizabeth Weaver (daughter of William Weaver) and their first two children. They are still in Smith County TX in 1860.
1850 ... TX ... Smith ... My Subdivision, Oct 28, line 29, 311/313:
John W. ROBBINS -- 26, male, farmer, $600, AL
Frances -- 24, female, AL
Laura V. -- 3, female, AL
Sarah A. -- 1, female, TX
Tignal PUGH (b: abt 1807), his wife Mary Polly CATLEDGE and all of their children, except Susanna (Pugh) Brown. Susanna is listed with her husband nearby. Tignal and Mary moved their family to Texas between February and November of 1850 from Winston County MS. Tignal died about 1857 or 1858. Mary and her children can be found next in the 1860 Van Zandt County TX census.
1850 Census - TX, Smith County, Nov 15, line 24, 436/438:
TIGNAL PUGH -- 43, farmer, NC
Mary -- 35, NC
William M. -- 15, MS
Almon M. -- 13, MS
Sylpha M. -- 11, MS
Barttin A. -- 9, MS
Wyatt H. -- 5, MS
Nancy J. -- 3, MS
Sarah E. -- 9/12, MS
William T. Brown (b: abt 1829) with his wife, Susanna Pugh (daughter of Tignal PUGH). William and Susanna had married 3 years earlier in Winston County MS.
1850 Smith County TX Census, Nov 14, line 16, 442/444:
WILLIAM T. BROWN -- 21, farmer AL
Susannah -- 18, female, AL
David GEORGE -- 24, farmer, IN
John Rankin Butler (b: 1820), wife Catherine Burt and the first of their children.
1850 Census - TX, Smith County, stamp 74, My Subdivision, Nov 14, line 2, 447/449:
1850 Census - TX, Smith County, Nov 26, line 18, 498/500 -
Absalum T. WHITE, 28 farmer SC
Salena, 25 AL
Joseph F, 4 AL
David R, 3 MS
Mary E, 2 MS
Rebecca A, 9/12 TX
James William Venable (b: 1825), his wife Elizabeth Foreman and their first child. They are found again in the 1860 Smith County TX census.
1850 ... TX ... Smith ... My Subdivision, stamp 79, Nov 29, line 29, 524/526:
James W. VENNABLE -- 23, male, farmer, SC
Elizabeth -- 20, female, AL
William -- 2, male, AL
Oliver Hazard Perry Venable (b: 1827), his wife Mary Ann Foreman and their first born who will be named Harvey. By 1860, Oliver and Mary Ann return with their family to St. Clair County AL.
1850 ... TX ... Smith ... My Subdivision, Dec 10, line 12, 529/531:
William R. Brown (b: abt 1819), wife Sarah Ann Lindsey and children.
1850 - Census, TX, Van Zandt Co, pg 216, Sep 24, line 3, 15/15
Wm. R. BROWN - 29, farmer, AL
S.A. - 29 AL
David - 12 AL
Catherine - 10 AL
Harriet - 8 AL
Martha - 6 MS
Emily - 4 MS
Thomas - 2 MS
John Brown (b: 1812) and family. John dies about 1858 or 1859 but his family can still be found in 1860 Van Zandt County TX census.
1850 - Census, TX, Van Zandt Co, pg 216B, stamp 216, Sep 24, line 28, 19/19:
John BROWN -- 38, farmer, TN Law. C. (Lawrence County?)
Rebeka -- 38, unknown
Abner -- 17, farmer; AL Tusk. C. (Tuskaloosa County?)
Thomas -- 16, farmer; AL Tusk. C. (Tuskaloosa County?)
Mary -- 14, AL Tusk. C. (Tuskaloosa County?)
Sarah -- 11; AL Tusk. C. (Tuskaloosa County?)
Wm. -- 9; AL Tusk. C. (Tuskaloosa County?)
Isaiah -- 7; MS ?'snt C. (writing hard to make out)
L.J. -- 3; MS ?'snt C. (writing hard to make out)
Major -- 1, TX VanZt C. (Van Zandt County?)
Larkin Brown (b: abt 1827). Larkin and his wife Sintha were still in Van Zandt County TX in 1860.
1850 - Census, TX, Van Zandt Co, pg 216B, Sep 24, line 38, 20/20:
Larkin -- 23, male, farmer, AL Tusk C. (Tuskaloosa County?)
Sintha -- 18, female, AL Tusk C. (Tuskaloosa County?)
William Finney Scott (b: abt 1787), his wife Sarah (Hawkins) and some of their children.
1850 Census - TX, Van Zandt County, page 216, Sep 24, line 40, 21/21 -
Wm. F. SCOTT -- 63, farmer, $250, SC
Sarah -- 55 SC
Realins (sp? name hard to read) -- 31, male, TN
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A. W -- 24, male, TN
R. H. -- 23, male, TN
M. D. -- 18, male, TN
Travis Scott (b: 1817), his wife Elizabeth "Betsy" Sifford. Travis and Betsy were married in Stoddard County MO in 1847. In 1860 they are listed in Henderson County TX.
1850 Census - TX, Van Zandt County, Sep 25, line 4, 22/22:
Travis SCOTT -- 29, farmer, POB not known
Elisabeth -- 23, POB Masura
M.E. -- 2, female, TX
R. D. -- 3/12, male, TX
Tedford Scott (b: abt 1816)
1850 Census - TX, Van Zandt County, Sep 25,line 8, 23/23:
