What is the date on the pension application? Are you sure of the marriage date of 1865 is correct? Nancy is listed with her parents on the 1870 and a Margaret M. age 7 is listed with them is this Nancy's daugher? or Andrew and Louisa's?

Is this them on the 1850?

1850 Township 2 Range 5 Jackson CO. AL
Andrew J. McCaw 35 Farmer TN
Eliza 31 AL
James F. 7 AL
Nancy J. 2 AL

1860 Div 1 (stevenson PO) Jackson CO. AL
Andy McCoy 39 Laborer AL
Louisa 39 TN
James 17 Laborer AL
Nancy 11 AL

1870 SubDiv 2 (Big Coon PO) Jackson CO. AL
Andrew McCoy 53 Farmer TN
Louisa 52 Keeping House TN
James 26 AL
Nancy 22 AL
Margaret M. 7 TN

James F. McCoy m. Martha Arnold 5 Jan 1871 Jackson CO. AL JOP W. M. Mathews OS Page 948

1880 Township 1 Range 6
Andrew McCoy 57 Self Farming AL NC NC
Louiza 56 Wife Keeping House TN TN TN
Mary Rice 60 Sister in Law TN TN TN

The only W. M. Grider in Jackson CO. I have found is William M. Grider who is listed on the 1880 census as Sheriff of Jackson CO. age 42 but with no children. He is listed on the 1870 with mother Ann Grider 71 b. NC again with no children. He is also with his mother on the 1860 and 1850.

There are both McCoy,Grider and Arnold researchers at the Jackson CO. Yahoo Genealogy Group who may be able to help you.

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