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32 JOHN TOMLINSON of Honey Creek, Indiana was born in North Carolina, 1767 and in 1788 married Elizabeth Whitworth by whom was born 7 sons and 2 daughters. Some of these died young and some remained unmarried and others had no children and still others have failed to make a report tho repeatedly solicited. We have only reports from the descendants of Joseph and Southey. To fail or refuse to make a report in a matter of this kind indicates that the branch is dying out or degenerating. In this branch there are some extremes. There are more old maids and old bachelors than in any other branch and yet some of the largest families are to be found in this branch. We cannot charge the old maids with homely features as the cause of their becoming old maids for they were nice looking women and in character even better than their looks. They were probably lacking in that disposition to flirt and act silly which attracts some men and for that reason lost their opportunity. For the old bachelors we never met any of them, as we did the old maids, and they will have to put up their own defense. John Tomlinson died near Middletown, Henry County, Indiana 1845 at the age of 78. See page 140