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/43.319.464.1.1 Message Board Post: No, the James Merchant that I was referring to was born in Louisiana. He died in Rapides Parish, Louisiana and is buried in that parish. Thanks anyway. DeAnn