The July 16th issue of the Austin (Texas) American Statesman has an article in a series on racial expulsions. This is about the town of Pierce City, Missouri in the year 1901 and it mentions the mayor, Washington Cloud. Washington Cloud was the son of William Cloud and was married to Aurelia Weddington. He died in nearby Nevada, Missouri in 1929. The article can be seen at: http://www.statesman.com/search/content/news/stories/nation/07/lod2lawrence.html Information on Washington & Aurelia Cloud can be seen at: http://mykindred.com/cloud/TX/getperson.php?personID=I53012&tree=mykindred01 Tom Cloud