This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Smith, Dorsey, Matthews, Thomas, Manger Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/TS.2ADE/439.1 Message Board Post: My ancestors are African-Americans from Mobile, AL. On my gg-grandmother's 1933 death certificate, her father's name is Oliver Smith. I do not have any additional information about Oliver, or any information about my gg-grandmother's mother. Please write to me if you think there may be a connection.