This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/DCB.2ACE/111.1.1.1 Message Board Post: Lawless was black and had light complexion. His ancestors could have been white. Check East Baton Rouge parish library on Bluebnnet (Edna Smith) will do the research....