This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: GAY, ELLIS, LACKEY, LINDSAY, SIMPSON, ELLIS, PEARMAN Classification: Lookup Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/He.2ADI/171 Message Board Post: I have been searching through the 1870 and 1880 Alexander & Pulaski Counties Census for my great-grandmother Sarah Ellen LACKEY who was born in 1873. I have no idea who her parents are because her death record in Florida where she died stated that her parents were UNKNOWN. In my research through census records of 1880 I found no Sarah Ellen LACKEY in Alexander or Pulaski Counties. Her death record said she was born in 1883 in Cairo, Illinois but about 5 years ago my cousin informed me she was actually born 10 years earlier and may have been born in Mounds, Illinois. My cousin, Marianne Copeland CREWS had e-mailed me saying Sarah Ellen LACKEY married a William Gray BRITT before marrying my great-grandfather Richard Mack LINDSAY. She also may have children from her earlier marriage. Can some kind soul do a lookup for a marriage date for Sarah Ellen LACKEY to William Gray BRITT and one for Richard Mack LINDSAY. I don't believe Richard Mack LINDSAY originated from Illinois according to his death record in Florida but Sarah Ellen LACKEY did. If someone could help I'd really love to find out her parents names too. I'm also researching Richard Mack LINDSAY who was born July 04, 1870 in Richmond, Virginia. He came to DeSoto County, FL. circa 1925 with his wife and 3 known children. Before Richard settled in DeSoto Co., FL. he left VA. for Cairo, IL. in Alexander County. He worked for the Illinois Central Railroad where he met Sarah Ellen LACKEY who was born Mar. 20, 1873 in Cairo, IL. They were married there by my guess, Abt. 1899. They had a son named Charles Walter LINDSAY who was born Mar. 22, 1900, died Dec. 14, 1966. They also had a daughter named Helen Hazel LINDSAY who was born Feb. 09, 1908. They were both born in Cairo, IL. The Lindsay family then moved to Little Rock, AR. where Richard and Sarah had another son... my grandfather Jessie James LINDSAY, Sr. who was born on Feb. 14, 1914. Richard Mack Lindsay died Nov. 11, 1943 in DeSoto County, Florida and is buried at Joshua Creek Cemetery in Arcadia. According to his death records he had a brother named William (Bill) LINDSAY who was living in Maysville, Kentucky and two sisters, Annie LINDSAY (SIMPSON) and Lillian LINDSAY (KNUCKLES) both living in Texas; Daughter: Mrs. Rebecca PEARMAN of Grand Chain, IL. and 2 stepsisters: Mrs. Julia GAY and Mrs. Lola ELLIS, of Mounds, IL. If someone needs a Florida lookup I can return the favor. If not then it would be worth some payment for your time and effort. Please let me know what I can do for you. Thanks for your time! Matthew S. Lindsay 1613 12th St. Dr. W. Palmetto, FL 34221 (941) 721-0828 http://www.matthewlindsay.com