Posted on: Franklin Co. Ms Queries Forum Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Ms/Franklin/783 Surname: Byrd, Chapman, Smart, Wilson ------------------------- My g/grandparents were from Franklin County. Rowan Byrd b 1819 m Lucy Cook b 1824 M in Franklin county burried at New Salem Church My grandparents Thomas Steven Byrd b 1850 m Minerva Smart b 1868 burried at New Salem Church in Franklin County. My father Thomas Cage Byrd b 1895 m Bertha V Chapman in Franklin County burried East Baton Rouge, LA. My grandfater James O Chapman b 1864 Franklin County m Dicie Belle Wilson b 1863 burried Damascus Church Franklin County I will be gald to share what I have, or get any information you have.