John T. Olive OR John T. Olive

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John OLIVE b. Alabama or Georgia m. Mary Townsend	John OLIVE b. Arkansas m. Frances Gentry
1850 Buena Vista, Marion, Georgia	1850 Clarks, Lafayette, Arkansas
Littleton Oliver 24 Clementine Oliver 22 George Oliver 4 Abrhan Oliver 3 Sarah Oliver 2 John Oliver 0

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Father b. Georgia
Mother b. South Carolina [/td][td]Marven M Olive 35
Zopora Olive 28
Minerva Olive 12
William Olive 5
Elizabeth Olive 2
John T Olive 0
William Taylor 38
William Olive 58
Patty Olive 60
Father b. Tennessee
Mother b. Kentucky[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]1860 Pike, Alabama[/td][td]1860 Alabama, Columbia, Arkansas[/td][/tr][tr][td]Littleton Olive 47
Clementine Olive 39
Abram Olive 11
George Olive 12
Sarah Olive 9
Jno Olive 8
Mary Olive 6
William Olive 4
Missouri Olive 1
Morison F Danson 66
Father b. Georgia
Mother b. South Carolina [/td][td]M M Olive 45
Lepora Olive 37
Wm Olive 15
Elizabeth Olive 12
John Olive 9
Joseph Olive 7
Jessee Olive 4
Nancy Olive 2
Father b. Tennessee
Mother b. Kentucky[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]1870 Crenshaw, Alabama[/td][td]1870 Alabama, Columbia, Arkansas[/td][/tr][tr][td]Littleton Olive 60
Clementine Olive 48
George Olive 23
Sarah Olive 21
John Olive 20[/u]
Mary Olive 17
William Olive 15
Missouri Olive 11
Littleton Olive 7
Father b. Georgia
Mother b. North Carolina [/td][td]William Olive 25
Sarah G Olive 26
Zeporah Olive 45
John T Olive 20
Josie Olive 17
Jessee C Olive 15
Nancy E Olive 12
Marvin M Olive 8
Mother b. Indiana?
Note: they are living with oldest son / brother, William, & his wife . . . mayhaps . . . she answered the questions of the census taker . . . and did not know the answer as to where her mother-in-law was born?[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]1880 Williamson, Texas[/td][td]1880 Williamson, Texas[/td][/tr][tr][td]J. T. Olive 30
Mary Olive 28
Lou Towson 9
Lizzie Towson 6
Littleton Olive 4
William Olive 2
Father b. South Carolina
Mother b. Missouri
Note: these places of birth are exactly the same as those listed for the parents of Mary; so mayhaps . . . Mary answered the questions? . . . and did not KNOW the answers to where her in-laws were born?[/td][td]John T. Olive 30
Frances A. Olive 20
Neta Olive 2
Matthew M. Wanson 21
Father b. Tennessee
Mother b. Kentucky[/td][/tr][/table]

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So . . . what does this prove? . . . well . . . it proves that the John T. Olive who was born in Arkansas is the John T. Olive who married Frances Gentry . . . and it proves that the John T. Olive who was born in Georgia is the John T. Olive who married the widowed Mary Townsend nee Sides . . . now the question is . . . was Sheriff John T. Olive born in Arkansas or Georgia???