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Surnames: Murphy Winston
Classification: Query
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In the 1850 Census for Jackson County, AL there is a Hugh P. CAPERTON age 45, born TN,
wife Paulina age 41 born VA, Margaret E. CAPERTON age 19, born AL, Manerva Murphy, age 17,
Hugh J. Norwood age 16 AL, Student.
What is the maiden name of Paulina Caperton? Two years earlier, in 1848 DeKalb County, a
John G. Winston had named a daughter, Paulina Caperton Winston. Manerva Murphy, above,
had a brother named Mardis Murphy, born 1834. He married Margarette Winston and they
named their only daughter, Paulina Jane Murphy.
Can anyone give me the correct relationship between the Caperton, Murphy and Winston
Families? I feel the maiden name of Hugh Caperton's wife might solve this puzzle.
Thanks for your help.
Janelle Cobb