This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: CARSON, BROWN Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/DiH.2ACEB/1548.1.1 Message Board Post: Hi Gary I haven't found anything new since your last response. My Archibald, according to census was born bet 1820-25 in TN, don't know where. By 1850 he was married with 2 children in Attala MS and the name Archibald has been shortened to Arch or Archie in each generation since. He was in LA by 1856, bought land and 4th child born in LA. I made a quick trip to LA and hoped to find some clues, but probate records of 1882 are missing and all records before 1880 are gone, courthouse burned. I believe his first wife Ann may have been a Brown born in AL. I did find a few more clues in other probate records for that. May have to see if I can find someone in MS that can get to the courthouse for research. Bobbie