This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: bko7425 Surnames: Crabtree Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/topics.ethnic.natam.nations.choctaw.choctawnat/2867.1.2/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Hi Bonnie, I spoke to my sister-in-law over the weekend. She said Elijah was a U.S. Marshall. He married a Bertha Lute. The only identification for Elijah's parents was his mother was a (Brannnen, Brannon, Branhan,Branham, or Brannam). As you can see the spelling she was unsure of. I am still working on getting Elijah's social security # Thanks Kaye Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.