And then the marks and brands were registered at the court house if we are lucky enough to find them. That at least proves our ancestor was in that location at that time. Betty [email protected] wrote: > In a message dated 06/29/1999 7:56:54 PM US Mountain Standard Time, > [email protected] writes: > > > > > Could someone tell me what Marks and Brands is about? > > It has to do with marking and branding livestock, especially cattle.