This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/DU.2ADE/467.1 Message Board Post: There is a marriage record in Marengo County, AL for H.R. Godwin and Mary Ann Moring - married September 24, 1866. You will also find the family in the 1880 Wilcox Co. census on the Family History site - www.familysearch.org. Knowing Hardy's date and place of birth should lead you to finding his parents in earlier census records. The same thing applies to locating Mary Ann's parents. It's a matter of starting with what you know and working your way back. Hope this is helpful. Carolyn Cooper