In 1850, the family is on a farm in District 10, Overton, Tennessee. (They are adjacent to multiple Ledbetter families.)[1]
In 1860, the family is located in Watkins Township, Dent, Missouri, United States.
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Sources
Source: This person was created on 13 September 2010 through the import of 124-DeCoursey.ged.
Source: US1850C "United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Seventh Census of the United States, 1850". Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1850. M432, 1009 rolls., FamilySearch Record Search: 1850 U.S. Census (image), "Electronic,"
Source: US1860C "United States Census, 1860," Ancestry.com. [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009. Images reproduced by FamilySearch. Original data: 1860 U.S. census, population schedule. NARA microfilm publication M653, Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.
↑ Source: #US1850C Year: 1850; Series M432_892; Page: 20A; Image: 45;
District 10, Overton, Tennessee; Dwelling: --; Family: 262; Line 4, James [Hunter], [age] 16, [born] Tennessee, [occupation] Farmer
↑ Source: #US1860C Year: 1860; Film: M653_618; Image= 00147; GS Film: 803618; Page --; Watkins Township, Dent, Missouri, United States; Page=15; Dwelling=97; Family=97; line 6,
James M [Hunter]; [age] 25; [occupation] Farm Laborer; [born] Tennessee; [columns checked] none (Post Office on page is -----).
"United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCDY-321 : 9 November 2014), William Hunter in household of George W Hunter, Overton county, Overton, Tennessee, United States; citing family 262, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
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