Hello Everette: And a Happy New Year to you, also. I am aware that the courthouse in Attala County had several fires through the years; and, insofar as I have been able to determine, there are no land records from the original Patent date until 1858. Do you know of any place where some records might have been stored and not lost in the fires? Several marriages and many land transactions in my family took place during the time period 1820-1858. I would like to find at least some of these records, if they exist. Do you know what the lawyers are doing when they examine title to lands from present day back to the original Patent? Many thanks, Everette. Robert B. Walters 929 County Road 870 Douglass, Texas 75943 > From: attalacoordinator@gmail.com > To: msattala@rootsweb.com > Date: Sat, 2 Jan 2010 10:35:46 -0500 > Subject: [MSATTALA] Happy New Year from the List Administrator > > > Happy New Year to one and all! > > With hopes that activity picks up on the list during 2010, > > > Everette Carr > List Administrator > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to MSATTALA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

The BLM/GLO records have land patents back as far as 1841 for Attala County. The county was formed in 1833, I think. Am I correct, Everette? Here is the link: http://www.glorecords.blm.gov/PatentSearch/ Martha Boggs -----Original Message----- From: msattala-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:msattala-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Robert B. Walters Sent: Saturday, January 02, 2010 10:57 AM To: Everette Carr Subject: Re: [MSATTALA] Happy New Year from the List Administrator Hello Everette: And a Happy New Year to you, also. I am aware that the courthouse in Attala County had several fires through the years; and, insofar as I have been able to determine, there are no land records from the original Patent date until 1858. Do you know of any place where some records might have been stored and not lost in the fires? Several marriages and many land transactions in my family took place during the time period 1820-1858. I would like to find at least some of these records, if they exist. Do you know what the lawyers are doing when they examine title to lands from present day back to the original Patent? Many thanks, Everette. Robert B. Walters 929 County Road 870 Douglass, Texas 75943 > From: attalacoordinator@gmail.com > To: msattala@rootsweb.com > Date: Sat, 2 Jan 2010 10:35:46 -0500 > Subject: [MSATTALA] Happy New Year from the List Administrator > > > Happy New Year to one and all! > > With hopes that activity picks up on the list during 2010, > > > Everette Carr > List Administrator > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > MSATTALA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to MSATTALA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message