This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Bradley, Till Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/lIB.2ACE/665 Message Board Post: Emmett Till was born on July 25, 1941. He was the son of Louis Till and Mamie Bradley. Louis was an American G.I. who was executed in Italy for murder in 1945. After Louis' death, Mamie gave his ring, inscribed with the initials "L.T.", to Emmett as a memento. Mamie was born in Tallahatchie County in west central Mississippi. (more on website) I am not related to this family, I'm just passing on this information I found while researching Lynchings. The link for the site is listed below. Joyce http://www.crimelibrary.com/notorious_murders/famous/emmett_till/2.html