Thank you very much. It is very hard to figure out what she says. one day it is one thing and the next another. The only things she agrees on are the names. In one place in my notes I have that Albert her grandfather was born in 1810 then in another she said that he died in 1936. She also says that her mother Josephine is suppose to be buried in Petal, Pearl river co, cemetery. and also died in 1936. LOL So I know that she has her dates all messed up. will go to the web page you suggested thank you Sheila ----- Original Message ----- From: "Gene Philips" <dataman@telepath.com> To: <CHOCTAW-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, March 29, 2000 5:05 PM Subject: Re: [CHOCTAW] Re: [cherokeendn] Re: Fwd: TENNESSEE-D Digest V00 #108 > At 04:01 PM 03/29/2000 -0800, Sheila Lawyer wrote: > >My stepmother was born in Petal, pearl co, Miss. and her birth records > >also where burned. We had to get a census record from the 1930s to prove > >that she was born in 1912 . She thinks that she is either Choctaw or > >Chickasaw. Strange all these fires. here is what I have on her. > >grand parents > >Albert Seaborn Davis about 1810 > >Margaret Dell Davis > >both of Hattiesburg, or pearl river co. area as far as i know > >maternal side of family > > Hi Sheila, > I live in Hattiesburg MS. Hattiesburg was founded in the 1890's. Petal is > a suburb. It was founded about the same time. Both are in Forrest County. > There is no Pearl County in MS. There is a Pearl River County 2 counties to > the southwest. Forrest county was created from Perry County in 1906. > Choctaw Indians were the only ones in the area. I think the Chickasaws were > farther east in AL. Forrest county has a good webpage. You can find it at: > http://www.rootsweb.com/~msforres/ > > Gene Phillips > > > ==== CHOCTAW Mailing List ==== > Looking for your Native American Ancestors in > Pushmataha County, Oklahoma? > Have a look -- http://www.rootsweb.com/~okpushma/PushCo.html > >