This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Francois, Miller, Curel Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/kFX.2ACEB/57 Message Board Post: I am looking for information about Charles Francois. He was a merchant in St. Landry Parish. He was born about 1823 in France and emigrated to Louisiana before 1850. He married Meline Miller around 1850 in St. Landry Parish, LA. In the 1860 census, Charles is living next door to Theophile Francois, who was born in 1829 in France, and who, with his wife Mary Ann Curel (also born in France), lived in Mississippi about 1853. I believe it is likely that Charles and Theophile are related, but I have no proof of that. I am very interested in discovering when Charles Francois moved to Louisiana, and what part of France he came from. This could help me to find his parents. I appreciate any help. Thanks, Karen