I, too, am looking for THOMAS born in Tennessee per 1880 census; father of MATILDA " Tilda" BLEDSOE THOMAS who was born 1840 in Tennessee per 1880 census; Matilda m. WILLIAM H. MADRON in 1856 in Nashville, Tennessee; Matilda d. 1893, buried in Kansas; any info on this line of Thomas is appreciated; Email paulinenbarney@aol.com