I know that this does not pertain to our Itawamba Co. roots, but I just had to share it with y'all. Kay The Elusive Ancestor by Merrell Kenworthy > > I went searching for an ancestor, I cannot find him still. > > He moved around from place to place and did not leave a will. > > He married where a courthouse burned. He mended all his fences. > > And avoided any man who came to take the U.S. Census > > He always kept his luggage packed, this man who had no fame, > > And every 20 years or so, this rascal changed his name. > > His parents came from Europe. They should be on some list > > of passengers to the U.S.A., but somehow they got missed. > > And no one else in this whole world is searching for this man. > > So, I play geneasolitaire to find him if I can. > > I'm told he's buried in a plot, with tombstone he was blessed; > > but weather took engraving, and some vandals took the rest. > > He died before the county clerk decided to keep records. > > No Family Bible has emerged, in spite of all my efforts, > > To top it off, this ancestor, who caused me many groans, > > just to give me one more pain betrothed a girl named Jones. > > I got this from another list - isn't it a stich??