This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: McFarland, Cooper Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/FG0.2ACIB/1081 Message Board Post: I have hit a definite brick wall! I am looking for my great grandfather in or around Panola County Mississippi probably in the late 1890's or very early 1900's. He married Annie Cooper in the 1890's. My problem seems to be that not knowing anything further - such as a middle name - I can't seem to find him. I have found his wife Annie living in her father's home (Rufus Cooper) on the 1900 census (Panola County, MS) with their first born - Lucius. It seems odd that Annie would list herself and Lucius with her father's household if they were just visiting. I do know that John and Annie were together later as the had two more children (both born in Sardis, MS I believe). The two other children's names were Walter Lester McFarland -my grandfather and Lena McFarland. I believe that John died before the 1910 census - which seems to make finding him all the more difficult. I have some estimated dates of birth and death for John and would be willing to investigate any possi! bilities for searching. If anyone out there is looking for this John McFarland and has a family they are looking at with a John McFarland as a sibling please contact. Any ideas for research are also very welcome!