1850 Macon Co, AL
Francis Harper, age 58, b. GA
Wesley, (F), age 22, b. GA
J. A. Fletcher, (M), age 25 or 23, Brick Mason, b. GA
Edward Lanyth, age 21, Shoe Maker, b. Ireland
(He may be some relative of James Harper who married Malinda Cotton)

1860 Walker Co., TX - US Fed. Census, Huntsville
Joseph A. Fletcher, age 36, Brickmason, $1,200, b. GA
Nancy W. " , age 6, b. TX
John W. Cotton, age 17, Clerk, b. AL
Eliza M. Cotton, age 15, b. AL
Erbion F. Cotton, age 10, b. AL
Earnest Lachman, age 36, Barber, b. Prussia
Thomas A. Brent, age 26, Bar Keeper, b. MS