This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Crocker, Gandy, Kestler, Martin, Mathis aka Matthews, Hollowell, Lackey, Webb of Lafayette Co. MS. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/AKB.2ACI/1267.1.1.2.1.1 Message Board Post: Hello Debbie; I would have addressed your post privately but since you emailed me from the board and the mailing list I feel that is where I should address this response from you, but next time it will be in a private post as yours should have been not on the board or mailing list. I certainly had no intentions of insulting you by feeling friendly enough to refer to you as "My Dear". Or imply that you were a "Newbie " in the genealogy field. In this matter; I was simply sharing my thoughts in my humble attempt to assist you with this query and the other one dated March 7, 2004. "Thomas Cobb" Author: Debbie Brigman Date: 31 Jan 2005 11:17 PM GMT Classification: Query Post Reply | Mark Unread Report Abuse Print Message Am interested in learning more about the Thomas Cobb who appears on the 1880 Lafayette Co. census with wife Emma and father-in-law Joe Dotson. Census info follows: Cobb, Thomas W M 26 MS--GA--GA Emma W F 25 MS--AL--AL Dotson, Joe W M 70 AL--AL--AL (widower, father-in-law) I can't find Thomas and Emma on a later census. Does anyone have any information about this family? "Thank you" Debbie; I may have given the wrong given name when I referred to the Dotson man as John when it was JOe but, the fact still remains you wished in your response on March 7, 2005 for the death cert. so you could prove your connection to the Dotsons. True, a John COBB was mentioned in a response another person gave you with a Thomas Cobb in household in Panola Co. I will say this in closing , I answered your query in good faith taking time out of my busy schedule to do so. Had you not seem to over look the fact, I would not have pointed out that her father was living with her in 1880 whose surname was Dotson which was enough prove of kinship . But I should have realized you were conscious of that when you wrote the post by the first paragraph. I am sorry I do not see the point of your mention of your submission to the LAfayette Co. MSGenWeb page other than to mention how gracious I was then nor do I remember your submitting a thing. But, I have received so many submissions since I have became the CC I have reason to forget one. Forgive me for that. I feel I was as gracious in this posting as I was in answering your personal query and don't deserve your post which didn't even have a THANK YOU for attempting to help you. I don't wish to become unprofessional and lose any more of my "GRACIOUSNESS" , because it seems you were looking for a dispute by the way you signed your post "I am looking forward in hearing from you". Since I first send my response to your post of March 7, 2004, I volunteered to replace my Mentor William Ward as Lafayette County Mailing - l administrator and he accepted my offer, Wm. announced my appointment over the mailing -list about noon today and I don't intend to let this reply to you make me look unprofessional, I am sorry you were offended by my humble offer of help. With your expert experience I am sure you will need no help from me in finding what became of your ancestors, the Thomas Cobbs. In closing I wish you many BLESSINGS . I shall be happy to attempt to assist your again in the future . Good Day, and Good Luck. Evelyn Crocker Lafayette County Mailing List Administrator. Lafayette County MSGenWeb CC and webmaster Skipwith History and Genealogy Society Surname Registrar