Thanks for the penny candy story: The stories about the mail carriers are wonderful. I too felt my heart strings tugged by memories when you spoke of the love people have for their old mail men. My grandfather used to take my sister and me on his mail route down in the hills around Phoenix/Mechancisburg in Yazoo County. We were allowed to roll and put bands on the papers and take the mail out and make change, got drinks from icy filled coolers at small country stores, moon pies, picking wildflowers --- oh the memories. I wonder if my interest in genealogy may have began back in those days as Granddad would say, "That is your cousin Zelda, the daughter of Mary's brother Dan." and so on down the road. It was a great time of joy to spend with him and get to know the branches of the families. Thanks for sharing your wonderful memories with us. I have been getting the Attala digest looking for mentions of Eldridge/Darnell families who lived in Attala County about 1850-1870. One of these days I am going to find someone who knows who the parents of George L Eldridge and Lucinda Darnell Eldridge are for sure. We have several possibilities. In the meantime I find the information provided on the board by the participants helpful and very interesting. Thanks to all for their contributions. Marilyn smith