This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Royals-Royal Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/DU.2ADE/497 Message Board Post: I have found Mordacia Royals and his wife Rebecca with Children in Coffee Co., Al in 1850 and Covington Co., Al in 1860. Have not been able to find him or his wife anywhere in 1870. I found two of his youngest daughters in Wilcox Co., Al in 1870, in the United States Federal Census it reads as Georgiana Royal, birthe palace Al-age 18 Co. Wilcox Josephine Royal-birthplace-Al-age-16-Co. -Wilcox. Mordacia was my gg grandfather and one of his sons Seaborn J. Royals was my great grand father. Seaborn J. Royals had two sons name James L. and Macon Royals. Rebecca show back up in Holmes Co. Fl in 1880 living with her daughter Georgiana as a widower.Who did these two girls live with in Wilcox in 1870? Are there any church records or school records. I am lost I have work on this family for over two years without searching on any other family. Any help will help. Thanks out there. Carolyn Seale