Ann,

I found a John Weems living in Copiah County 1880, whose age would be about 20-21 in 1860, however it appears this man may have lived in Alabama until about 1878 by comparing the birthplace and birthdate of his youngest child. This is the closet match I could find with the info you provided. There was a John W. Weems as a 1st Lt. in The Mississippi 1st Light Art. KIA 1863, but you stated this coukld not be your man. Can you provide ssome more names as clues?

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Name Relation Marital Status Gender Race Age Birthplace Occupation Father's Birthplace Mother's Birthplace
John WEEMS Self M Male W 40 AL Shop Carpenter SC TN
Mary WEEMS Wife M Female W 38 MS Housekeeping SC TN
Barney WEEMS Son S Male W 18 MS Carpenter AL MS
John WEEMS Son S Male W 16 MS AL MS
Prentiss WEEMS Son S Male W 12 MS AL MS
Leroy WEEMS Son S Male W 9 MS AL MS
Hollie WEEMS Dau S Female W 3 MS AL MS
Frederic WEEMS Son S Male W 2M MS AL MS

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Source Information:
Census Place Hazlehurst, Copiah, Mississippi
Family History Library Film 1254645
NA Film Number T9-0645
Page Number 27B