William McIntosh wrote: > If anyone has access to the 1870 or 80 Dallas Co census - I have a major > brick wall there. > > My great grandmother was Mattie (JACKSON) BRASINGTON. She was born in > Selma in 1881. She told me that her father was Thomas JACKSON, who > worked for a Selma newspaper. I know that her mother was a FLOYD > because when both of her parents died when she was very young, she went > to live with her grandparents, the FLOYDs. I have been given info on > marriages and burials in Selma which suggest that my great grandmother's > parents were William T. (Thomas?) JACKSON and Kate FLOYD. Any census > info on JACKSON and FLOYD families from 1870 and 80 would be most > appreciated. > > Bill McIntosh > Charleston, SC Dear Bill, I have no census data for Dallas County, but do have a listing in the Live Oak CemeteryBook (Selma) which lists: FLOYD, Katie L. - wife of W. T. Jackson, born Jan 10, 1857, Died Oct. 12, 1884. Then, right beside her is FLOYD, O. R. , Born Feb 8, 1825, Died Jan 17, 1875. 'Sorry, I could not be any more help to you. This is the Live Oak Cemetery IN Selman, Al. Suzanne Coats Forst, M.s. -- Suzanne Coats Greetings from Mississippi!