I am a new subscriber to the list. I am trying to connect my GG Grandfather William B Crosthwait to his parents. William B. is listed in both the 1840 and 1850 census of Yalobusha County, Mississippi. He married Martha Emaline Crenshaw in Maury county, Tenn. about 1831 or 32. Martha's mother, Mildred[Sims] Crenshaw is living beside them in 1850 census of Yal Co. Children of William B. and Martha Crosthwait. Elvira Isabel Crosthwaite b abt 1832 Married B.T.Will Yal Co, Ms 1850 Malinda Adline Crosthwaite b.1833 in Tn M. Thomas J. Wynn 1857 in Ms. Eli J. Crosthwaite b. 1837 in Miss. nothing else known[1997] Martha Emaline Crosthwait b. 1840 Ms. M. Henry A. Bowder 1876 William B Crosthwaite Jr. b. 1842 Ms. nothing else Known[1997] Asbury Luther Crosthwaite b.March 15, 1845 M. Rebecca McCarver probably in Panola Co, Ms. They are my great Grandparents thru their youngest daughter Alice Elizabeth Crosthwait M. Aubrey Newton Lacy m. 1898 Panola Co, Ms. Both William B and Asbury Luther served in the Civil war and both are buried in Bethel Methodist Church Cemetery, Taesdale, Tallahatchie Co., Ms. I have a copy of a family file compiled by Georgia Crosthwaite of Garden Grove ,Calif. in 1954. She follows the descendants of William Crosthwait, Spotsylvania County, Colonial Va. early 1700s. his son John 8-27-1766 in Va. 11-6-1789 to Elizabeth Johns daughter of Benjamin and Lydia Johns. Children of John and Lydia Crosthwait as listed: Mary b.1791 m. Robert Axley of Va. Issac,[said to have stayed in Ky] Hervey[or Harvey] b.1795 m. Mary Axley. Bought land in Lawrence Co, Tn in 1826. Hannah m. a Davis and moved to La. Samuel, moved from Tn to Fulton Co, Ill in 1829 along with brothers Harvey and Joseph Perry. William, said to have died near Vicksburg,Miss. nothing else Known Ann m. a Harper and went to Texas Joseph Perry m. Mary Roberts Mack in Maury Co, Tenn. moved to Ill. then Iowa. changed spelling of name to CROSSWAIT. end of that file. I believe my William B. Crosthwait to be their lost William. Any comments will be appreciated. Freddie Tilghman freddiet@network-one.com ==== CROSTHWAITE Mailing List ==== If you choose to unsubscribe from this mail-list send one-word "unsubscribe" - without the quotes - to: Crosthwaite-L-request@rootsweb.com Turn off your "signature" lines before mailing.