This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: jettie84 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/topics.ethnic.afam.ms/1380.3.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Then you won't find the records. Been to Jackson, MS, and put in the paperwork for a death certificate of my grandmother, and a birth certificate for my father. This was all after 1912, and couldn't find anything. You know how it was in MS back then, they were very bitter about us back then. I doubt this information can ever be found. I will have to only rely on what my mother has written about my father's mother in the bible. Good luck if you're looking for relatives before 1963. PS: Rolls of microfilm does not exist for black folk in MS. Who are you kidding. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.