In a message dated 6/17/2004 8:08:05 PM Central Standard Time, LAVERMIL-D-request@rootsweb.com writes: Elomire and children moved to Beaumont, Texas after Joseph Hebert died. Living relatives are Anderson family Duson, LA. Octavia, If your living relatives are Andersons, then we are related by way of marriage. Would one of these relatives consist of DeDe Anderson and family? His son William married my grand aunt Adrienne Mercier. Does this sound familiar? I replied to your query on GDCLSWLA. You really need to check out Fr Hebert's books. h Cherryl Forbes Montgomery g (mailto:CherrylM@AOL.com) _CherrylM@AOL.com_ (mailto:CherrylM@AOL.com) _ My Louisiana Afri-Creole Family_ (http://hometown.aol.com/cherrylm/myhomepage/heritage.html) //\\//\\//\\\//\\//\\//\\//\\//\\//\\//\\//\\//\\//\\//\\//\\//\\//\\//\\//\\/ /\\//\\//\\//\\//\\//\\//\//\\//\\//\\//\\// Researching Southwest Louisiana parishes of Lafayette, St. Martin, St. Landry, and Iberia Parish surnames of MERCIER, WILTZ, ESCLAVON, DeCLOUET, MASSE, GREGOIRE, JEAN LOUIS, SHAY (CHAIX), GUIDRY, BASILE (CHIASSON), BARRAS, LeMELLE, LeBLANC, GUILLUAME, HENRY, and SIMON Also researching Louisiana old West Florida Parishes of East Baton Rouge, Livingston, East and West Feliciana surnames of FORBES, DUNN, CARTER, SCOTT, DeARMOND, EVANS, RICKS, BROWN, GAINES, CURRY, PATTERSON and ANDREWS.