Posted on: DeSoto Parish La Query Forum Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/La/DeSoto/694 Surname: ------------------------- Re. <<Any information or census look-ups would be appreciated. I'm looking for the following: Emma or Nancy Abington that might have been married to my great grandfather Charles Allen Douglas in Grand Cane, or Mansfield, La. Desoto Parish. I have no info on his. Their son was my grandfather Stuart R. Douglas b. 8-1892 in Grand Cane, La. ? d. 4-67 in Shreveport, La. Caddo Parish. Thanks ! J. Douglas>> Charles A. Douglas marr Emma C. Abington 06 Dec 1881 [ref. Loose Marriages p.520] According to Slawson's 1967 DESOTO PARISH HISTORY AND CEMETERY RECORD, both are bur at Grand Cane Douglas, C.A. Sr. 21 Jul 1859 - 27 Dec 1936 Douglas, Emma Abington 14 Sep 1861 - 03 Dec 1903 Other Douglas burials at same cem.: Douglas, Alice 1883-1930 Douglas, Charles Abington 1884-1966 Douglas, Lucy A. 08 Jan 1828 - 28 Dec 1907 (born at Orange Springs, VA) Douglas, Pearl McCall 1883 - 1939 Have you run a search of the online DeSoto Parish archives? There are many other refs. for both surnames. See url below. Link: SEARCH THE DESOTO PARISH ARCHIVES URL: <http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/la/desoto.htm#search>