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/EEB.2ACE/814.1 Message Board Post: The Anacoco Ward was actually part of Rapides Parish in 1870. You need to check that census in 1870. I have documented many families in the Leesville/Anacoco area. Which ones are you looking for? April