1850 Census of Wilkinson County, MS p.308b
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DWELLING SURNAME    GIVEN NAME    AGE/SEX    OCC        BORN           REMARKS                 |
FAMILY #

661/665  COLE       Wm.             70 M     Plr        MS     cannot read or write
                                                               William and Elizabeth are the
                                                               3rd Great-grandparents of 
                                                               Merry Smith. Merry descends
                                                               through their daughter,
                                                               Winifred Cole.

                    Elizabeth       65 F                SC     cannot read or write
                    Stephen         16 M                MS     attended school within the year
                    Elij.           13 M                MS     attended school within the year
                    Henry           14 M                MS     attended school within the year
         ALEXANDER  Abram           12 M                MS

662/666  HORNSBY    Benj.           28 M     Planter    MS
                    Emily J.        27 F                MS

663/667  PERRY      Amos            28 M     Planter    MS     Amos is the son of George
                                                               Perry & Nancy Rogers. He m. (1)
                                                               Samantha Holbrook, 16 Jan 1845
                                                               (intent filed), (2) Nancy
                                                               Taylor (b. 19 Apr. 1836 MS).
                                                               Virginia Ewing
                    Samantha        26 F                MS     Samantha Holbrook b. Franklin
                                                               county, MS (source: Lavelle
                                                               Foster Foote). Virginia Ewing
                    George          38 M                MS
                    Cassandra        3 F                MS
                    L.               2 M                MS     census taker wrote "M" & "F" in
                                                               sex - M seems to dominate.

664/668  PRICE      Joseph E.       47 M     Planter    SC     Joseph is the son of Elijah
                                                               Price & Margaret Perry (dau. of
                                                               Job & Jemima Perry). Joseph and
                                                               Margaret also had these children
                                                               listed in the family bible:
                                                               Joseph Price b. 8 Aug. 1844, d.
                                                               11 Nov. 1844. infant daughter
                                                               b. & d. 22 Oct. 1845, and Elen
                                                               Matilda Price b. 14 Feb. 1857.
                                                               Virginia Ewing
                    Marg.           34 F                MS     cannot read or write,
                                                               Margaret is the dau. of George
                                                               Perry, Sr. & Nancy Rogers. She
                                                               is the 2nd wife of Joseph, & the
                                                               niece of his mother, Margaret
                                                               Perry. Virginia Ewing
                    Jane            17 F                MS     attended school within the year
                    Francis         10 M                MS     attended school within the year,
                                                               Francis Catharine Price, b.
                                                               10 Feb. 1840, m. Mr. Matthews, d.
                                                               8 Sep. 1857/1867?. Info was taken
                                                               from the family bible.
                                                               Virginia Ewing
                    Martha           8 F                MS     attended school within the year,
                                                               Martha was b. 21 Sep. 1842.
                                                               Info taken from the family bible.
                                                               Virginia Ewing
                    Daniel           3 M                MS     John Daniel Price b. 15 Dec.
                                                               1847, d 21? May 1865 in his 19th
                                                               year. Info taken from the family
                                                               bible. Virginia Ewing
                    Isaac E.     10/12 M                MS     Isaac Elijah Price b. 21 Nov.
                                                               d. 11 Aug. 1869 age 13. Info taken
                                                               from family bible. Virginia Ewing
                    Nancy           22 F                MS

665/669  SLOCUMB    Cath.           52 F                SC     given name is written over, but
                                                               pretty sure it is Cath.
                    John L.         17 M                MS     attended school within the year
                    Jane            14 F                MS     attended school within the year
                    David           11 M                MS     attended school within the year

666/670  PERRY      John            47 M     Planter    NC     John is the son of George
                                                               Perry & Nancy Rogers. b. 12 Nov.
                                                               1802 NC, d. 24 Mar. 1883/1893
                                                               (hard to read headstone). John
                                                               m. (1) Catherine Adams 5 Feb.,
                                                               1832, (2) Nancy Johnson 17 June,
                                                               1835. I read 1883, Wilkinson
                                                               county cemetery records copied
                                                               the date as 1893. His will was
                                                               written in 1881. Buried in the
                                                               Perry 3 Cemetery in Wilkinson
                                                               county. His will names wife,
                                                               Nancy.
                                                               Virginia Ewing
                    Mary            33 F                MS     cannot read or write
                    Silas           16 M                MS     attended school within the year,
                                                               Silas died during the Civil War
                                                               est. 1864 & is buried in Lee
                                                               county MS.(SOURCE: Mississippi
                                                               Confederate Grave Registrations
                                                               M-Z by Betty Couch Wiltshire)
                                                               Silas is the son of John Perry &
                                                               Catherine Adams. He m. 14 July,
                                                               1857 Mary Matilda Caroline Steel
                                                               b. est. 1844, d. about 1867
                                                               Virginia Ewing
                    Angeline        14 F                MS     attended school within the year,
                                                               Angeline is the dau. of John
                                                               Perry & Nancy Johnson. b. est.
                                                               1845, m. 20 Jan. 1853 John M.
                                                               McCurley in Wilkinson county.
                                                               Virginia Ewing
                    Eliza           11 F                MS     attended school within the year,
                                                               Eliza is the dau. of John
                                                               Perry & Nancy Johnson. m. 24 Feb.
                                                               1858 in Wilkinson county, MS to
                                                               William Aswell.
                                                               Virginia Ewing

667/671  McKERLY    John            24 M     Planter    TN
                    James           20 M     Planter    TN
                    Mary            13 F                MS     attended school within the year
                    Martha          11 F                MS     attended school within the year
                    Wm. T.           9 M                MS     attended school within the year
                    Jane             5 F                MS
                    Letha            3 F                MS
                    Jane            47 F                TN

668/672  CAVIN      John            43 M     Planter    SC     These are the 3rd Great-
                                                               grandparents of Virginia Ewing.
                                                               John is the son of Tom Cavin &
                                                               Marg Bruff.
                    Mahilda         42 F                SC     She was known as "Hulda".
                                                               m. John Cavin 26 Jun 1828 in
                                                               Wilkinson county, MS. Dau. of
                                                               George Perry, Sr. & Nancy Rogers.
                                                               Virginia Ewing
                    Malinda         20 F                MS     Malinda was b. 17 Apr. 1829 in
                                                               Wilkinson county, MS & d. 17 Apr.
                                                               1898. She is buried in the Hope-
                                                               well Cemetery in Wilkinson county.
                                                               m. 10 Oct. 1850 in Wilkinson co.
                                                               David Murray b. abt. 1812 in PA.
                                                               David was listed in the 1850
                                                               census as a 38 yr old blacksmith
                                                               from TN & listed with a son, Sam,
                                                               aged 9 b. MS. Sam's mother was
                                                               Eliza McFaden.
                                                               Virginia Ewing
                    John M.         17 M                MS     attended school within the year,
                                                               John Melvin & wife, Sarah Jane
                                                               Perry are the 2nd G-grandparents
                                                               of Virginia Ewing. They m. on
                                                               12 June, 1862 in Wilkinson county
                                                               MS. Sarah's parents were: George
                                                               Perry, Jr. & Mahilda Truax (in h/h
                                                               #671/675 on the following page.)


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