Many thanks to those of you what have tried to help me. The Howard Douglas for whom I am searching died in 1912 in North Carolina in Buncombe county. Buncombe county deaths were not archived until 1913 and according to the county, all parish records prior to that time were destroyed so a death certificate is not a probability. However, since he died late in 1912, I do hope that a record may exist somewhere. If any of you run across any mention of Douglas(s) around the time of his birth, I would appreciate any and all information, no matter how insignificant. I tried searching census records for that time with no luck also. Howard Douglas b. 15 May 1859 Lowndesborough, AL d. 11 Nov 1912 North Carolina buried in Montgomery, AL Many thanks! Ann Ann Douglas History, Academic Affairs, South Asian Studies 330 Chambers Davidson College Davidson, NC 28036 704.894.2839 phone 704.894.2782 fax