Pardon me, Barbara. Is the surname CRUIKSHANK basically a LA name? I knew some in Anadarko, OK. I don't have the phone book for that area any more but I thought you might be interested. Robert Searching for McQUAIN (Rapides Parish) and ARMSTEAD (Orleans Parish) in LA. At 04:49 PM 6/15/00 -0400, you wrote: >Hi Cyndi, I am looking for information on the Robert and James Cruikshank >families of Bayou Rapides (Alexandria), LA. I am particularly interested in >their slave holdings and any descriptions of their plantation (homestead). >Thanks, Barbara Nevergold.