I read your message because I subscribe to the Kemper Co. web page. I was interested in your message because I had Yates family in Kemper, Leake and Neshoba counties from about 1850 onward. Do you know this Malissa Jane Yates line. I would be very appreciative of any info you may have. Thank you. Carolyn Miller ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, March 10, 2009 10:38 PM Subject: Re: [MSKEMPER] burks/burkes > This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. > > Author: brattaind > Surnames: > Classification: queries > > Message Board URL: > > http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.mississippi.counties.kemper/1589.1/mb.ashx > > Message Board Post: > > Hi, > > I don't have any Burkes in Kemper county, Ms though my grandmother Iva > Jewell Dodd ( daug of Otho George Dodd and Icie Fletter Burkes) from Attal > County, Ms married a Preston Stevens from Kemper county, Ms in 1943. > > William Riley Burkes (1869-1942) married Sallie P. Scrivner (1874 - 1918). > They had 4 children I know of, Iva, Clara, baby, and Riley. > > William Riley Burkes was son of Willam Hoslin Burkes and Malissa Jane > Yates. William Hoslin was also married to a Rebecca Bates. He had many > children from both marriages. He was born in AL (according to census) but > moved to Leake co, Ms. His father's name was also named William > > Important Note: > The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you > would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link > above and respond on the board. > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > >