This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: LeSure, LeShore, Leashore Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/HKB.2ACI/2013 Message Board Post: I am trying to find some of my LeSure family relatives. This has been a difficult task as some of us spell our names differently (I have an aunt who was named Vashti LeShore). My father's name is Cleveland. His father's name is Haywood and his mother's name was Teresa (Theresa). Haywood also had several other children that include Sara, Thelma, and Dan; there are others but I don't know their names. This is all the information that I have about the LeSures because I didn't have a relationship with my father so I'm not very sure about his grandparents and what their names were and where they are from. From my childhood, I remember my grandfather having a picture of a very light skinned or maybe even white man at his house. I thought it was odd because my grandfather is of a darker complexion than the man in the picture but I do have some cousins who appear to be white. If anyone has any information that leads to a Haywood LeSure please contact me at fatgirlcomic@yaho! o.com.

Oops - had a brain cramp! | Does anyone know who this gentleman might be? He is age 33 and born in VA. | He is an overseer. His wife is named Mary Ele (I think) and she is 25 years | of age and was born in AL. They have a daughter named Susan J., age 3, and a | son named William S., age 6 months. The children were born in MS. | | Name: Jones, Robert P. | Year: 1850 | County: Marshall | Township: Northern Division | State: Mississippi | Roll: M432_377 | Page: 348 | Image: 280 | | My ancestor was living in this household, but I can't figure out the | connection. I can account for all of his sons, daughters, nieces and | nephews. I have been unable to find this Jones family on the 1860 or 1980 | census records. | | Thanks for your help. | | Fredreica | | | | | | ==== MSMARSHA Mailing List ==== | If you have any of these records to share, please send them to marshallcoms@earthlink.net: birth, marriage, death, obits, civil war, wills, church, cemetery listings, newspaper articles, photos, and/or historical info. | | ============================== | Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration | Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. | http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237 | |

Does anyone know who this gentleman might be? He is age 33 and born in VA. He is an overseer. His wife is named Mary Ele (I think) and she is 25 years of age and was born in AL. They have a daughter named Susan J., age 3, and a son named William S., age 6 months. The children were born in MS. Name: Jones, Robert P. Year: 1850 County: Marshall Township: Northern Division State: Mississippi Roll: M432_377 Page: 348 Image: 280 My ancestor was living in this household, but I can't figure out the connection. I can account for all of his sons, daughters, nieces and nephews. I have been unable to find this Jones family on the 1860 or 1980 census records. Thanks for your help. Fredreica

This may or may not be your Smith line, but Sally Smith McClure printed a book about her Smith family entitled Precious Memories. These Smiths lived in the Smith Community which, according to a hand drawn map, was 1 mile North of Waterford on Hwy 7 between Waterford and Holly Springs. Her father was Johnnie Smith, but I do not think he is yours as he was married to Mary Hardin. The name of his parents are not mentioned, but Sally Smith, born in 1912, was the oldest of 7 children, so you can probably assume that Johnnie Smith was not born before 1892. Other Smith familes (which I believe to be sibblings of Johnnie) mentioned are: Abram and Edna Smith Smith Aaron and Willie Jackson Smith Wesley and Lillie Bonds Smith Jim and Mattie Smith Young Walter and Artie Boren Smith Under Smith Military Record there is listed a Confederate war veteran, Sgt. Aaron Nathaniel Smith, Co. D Mississippi Infantry. I believe he may be the father of the Smith's listed above, but since the book does not state this, cannot be certain. It is a sweet book containing memories of each of the children of Johnnie and Mary Hardin Smith growing up on a farm in the early 1900s.

This Outgoing message has been scanned by Norton's Anti Virus 2003 and is virus free. You didn't give any dates for your Smith family in Holly Springs.................but for years I've been searching for information on any Smith Family in the same area of northern MS. My GG Grandmother was Ann Smith d/o John Smith of York Co. SC who married James Adair on Feb. 14, 1814 probably in York Co. SC. Their 2 sons, John Smith Adair and Andrew Jackson Adair moved to DeSoto/Tate/Marshall Co. MS after James died on March 22, 1851 in Memphis, Shelby Co. TN. and remained in the counties at least until the late 1880s. Ann Smith Adair died October 16, 1852 according to an entry in the family Bible and we 'presume' that she was with her 2 sons in northern MS. at the time. I've been told there were quite a few Smith families in the same area that were probably kin to Ann Smith but I've not been able to find any of them. Any help would be very much appreciated and I'd be happy to share what I know. ----- Original Message ----- From: <apainterwb@aol.com> To: <MSMARSHA-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, April 10, 2004 12:12 AM Subject: Johnny Smith Family In a message dated 4/10/2004 12:05:31 AM Central Daylight Time, apainterwb writes: Need info on Smiths of HollySprings. MyAunt Maude was married to Johnny Smith. Lived in Holly Springs and Galena- Lawshillarea where grandma and grandpa Johnson lived when I was little. I don't know if that goes into Tate or De Soto countys : but Marshall and Lafayette for sure PEGGY MEMPHIS ,TN

In a message dated 4/10/2004 12:05:31 AM Central Daylight Time, apainterwb writes: Need info on Smiths of HollySprings. MyAunt Maude was married to Johnny Smith. Lived in Holly Springs and Galena- Lawshillarea where grandma and grandpa Johnson lived when I was little. I don't know if that goes into Tate or De Soto countys : but Marshall and Lafayette for sure PEGGY MEMPHIS ,TN

If any of you are interested, there are three MSGenWeb counties available for adoption: Hinds, Neshoba, & Winston. Please contact the State Coordinator - Ellen Pack (e.j.pack@natchezbelle.org) for additional information. Thanks, Deb

Rose - I found a Sam Moorman, age 48, born in GA, in the 1880 census for Lee County, MS (in Tupelo). In the household were Mahala, wife, 44; Glenn, son, 13; John, son, 11; and Jessy Mars, stepson, 21. This Sam said he was born in Georgia, and both his parents were born in GA also. I didn't find Tom, and didn't look for the girls since I didn't know ages or marriage dates, so didn't know whether they would appear under their married names (which you have apparently given here) in 1880. I did find the following for Barney Moreman in the 1880 census: Name: Barney MOREMAN Age: 53 Estimated birth year: <1827> Birthplace: South Carolina Occupation: Farmer Relation: Self Home in 1880: Looxahoma, Tate, Mississippi Marital status: Married Race: Black Gender: Male Head of household: Barney MOREMAN Father's birthplace: SC Mother's birthplace: SC In Barney's household were Elvira, wife, 24 yrs old; Mary, sister-in-law (I think), 17; Squire, son, 15; Thomas, son, 6; Loula, daughter, 5; Adelia, daughter, 4/12 (4 months old). I tried the other avenues on Ancestry, but this was all that seemed to match. Have you checked into the rootsweb.com group for Tate County, MS? Here's the website: http://www.rootsweb.com/~mstate/index.html I'm not familiar with Tate County, so I'm afraid I can't offer anything for that county. Good luck. Delores ----- Original Message ----- From: <rosejones1005@msn.com> To: <MSMARSHA-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, April 01, 2004 2:26 PM Subject: [MSMARSHA-L] Mormon, Parson, Easley, Caldwell,Day > This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. > > Surnames: Mormon, Parson, Easley, Caldwell, Day > Classification: Query > > Message Board URL: > > http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/HKB.2ACI/2012 > > Message Board Post: > > I am researching my gggrandpartents, Barney (Bonnie) 1827-? and Elizra (Ellzia, Elizira, Elzra) born around 1846.Mormon They left South Carolina and migrated to Looxahoma, MS. and stayed on the Deshazo farm sometime after 1863. They first show up on the tate co. cencus in 1880. There children where Tom Mormon, Sam Mormon, Quella Day, Della Easley, Dollie Ann Parson, Mary Young, Amy Caldwell, and Susie Robinson. Any information about them would be greatly appreciated. Mormon, Moreman, Moremon, Morman >

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Cruse, Baker, McLemore, Russell, Bigby, Louis, Edgar, McGinty Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/HKB.2ACI/298.1 Message Board Post: Below is information that I have on William F. Cruse and his family. If any of this fits with your family, I would appreciate your sharing with me. 1. Samuel Cruse Source1: Federal Census 1860, Hempstead Precinct, Austin County, TX, Page 8 (170), On 14 Jun 1860, Samuel Cruze was enumerated as head of household with wife, Mary and children: William F., E. C., and Julia. Samuel's occupation is listed as carpenter Source2: Federal Census 1850 , Northern Division, Marshall County, MS, Page 317B, On the 22 Oct 1850, Samuel was enumerated as head of household with wife Mary and children: Andrew J.,Sophia Ann, Sarah J., Mary E., William F., Elizabeth C., John J. (sex is female), Daniel M.(age is 18 but listed after John who is 3 years old). Samuel's occupation is listed as farmer Born: September 21, 1806 in , , NC .+Mary Russell Born: Abt. 1811 in , , NC ........2 Andrew Jackson Cruse Born: February 12, 1833 in , , NC ........2 Sophia Ann Cruse Born: August 20, 1835 in , , NC ........2 Sarah J. Cruse Born: Abt. 1836 in , , NC ........2 Mary Elizabeth Cruse Born: June 09, 1839 in , , MS ........2 Bernard Franklin Cruse Born: October 12, 1841 ........2 William Franklin Cruse Source: Federal Census 1900 Born: December 05, 1842 in , , MS Died: April 04, 1924 Burial: McDade Cemetery, McDade, Bastrop County, TX ............+Ann M. Baker Born: July 04, 1848 in , , MS Died: January 10, 1914 Burial: McDade Cemetery, McDade, Bastrop County, TX ...................3 William Thomas Cruse Source: Federal Census 1910 Born: January 11, 1877 in , Williamson County, TX Died: June 10, 1940 in Austin, Travis County, TX Burial: McDade Cemetery, McDade, Bastrop County, TX .......................+Ruie Jane Bigby Born: September 27, 1882 in , Bastrop County, TX Died: April 09, 1944 in Austin, Travis County, TX Burial: McDade Cemetery, McDade, Bastrop County, TX ...................3 Samuel M. Cruse Born: May 1882 in , , TX Died: 1946 Burial: McDade Cemetery, McDade, Bastrop County, TX .......................+Ella Louis Born: Abt. 1892 in , , TX ........2 Elizabeth Catherine Cruse Born: November 04, 1845 in , , MS ............+George Clinton Baker Born: June 1832 in , , TN Died: June 24, 1922 in , Fisher County, TX Burial: Rotan, Fisher County, TX ...................3 William J. Baker Born: Abt. 1862 in , , TX .......................+Rosa Walker ...................3 Sophia Ellen Baker Born: Abt. 1865 in ,, TX Died: 1910 in , Fisher County, TX Burial: Rotan, Fisher County, TX .......................+William James Walker Born: December 11, 1849 Died: December 23, 1934 in Stamford, Jones County, TX Burial: Rotan, Fisher County, TX ...................3 Julia A. Baker Born: Abt. 1866 in ,, TX Died: 1952 Burial: Sweetwater Cemetery, Sweetwater, Nolan County, TX .......................+Hugh Crawford Walker Source: Federal Census 1910 Born: August 1856 Burial: Wichita Falls, Wichita County, TX ...................3 Mary Baker Born: Abt. 1869 ...................3 Jesse D. Baker Born: January 02, 1871 in Bastrop County, TX Died: July 18, 1954 in Stephenville, Erath County, TX Burial: Rotan, Fisher County, TX .......................+Minnie Pearl Born: October 07, 1879 Died: August 14, 1957 Burial: Rotan, Fisher County, TX ...................3 Eugene G. Baker Born: July 22, 1874 in ,, TX Died: January 11, 1947 in , Fisher County, TX Burial: Rotan, Fisher County, TX .......................+Bertie Ellen Edgar Born: November 12, 1890 Died: February 26, 1973 Burial: Rotan, Fisher County, TX ...................3 Mattie Baker Born: Abt. 1876 .......................+E. L. Lanchlin ...................3 George Lee Baker Born: June 16, 1877 in , Brown County, TX Died: November 06, 1939 in , , TX .......................+Nettie Lucille McGinty Born: June 24, 1888 in , , TX Died: January 14, 1947 in , Sacramento County, CA ...................3 Katy Baker Born: 1879 Died: 1880 in , Brown County, TX ........2 Julia Cruse Born: Abt. 1848 in , , MS

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Mormon, Parson, Easley, Caldwell, Day Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/HKB.2ACI/2012 Message Board Post: I am researching my gggrandpartents, Barney (Bonnie) 1827-? and Elizra (Ellzia, Elizira, Elzra) born around 1846.Mormon They left South Carolina and migrated to Looxahoma, MS. and stayed on the Deshazo farm sometime after 1863. They first show up on the tate co. cencus in 1880. There children where Tom Mormon, Sam Mormon, Quella Day, Della Easley, Dollie Ann Parson, Mary Young, Amy Caldwell, and Susie Robinson. Any information about them would be greatly appreciated. Mormon, Moreman, Moremon, Morman

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: jones Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/HKB.2ACI/2011 Message Board Post: I am looking for any information on the family of Green Jones he is my gg grandfather. I don't have the name of his wife but the names of his children are:Mose,Melvin,Dan,Rosie or Rosa. There is another son but I don't have his name. They lived in Holly Springs they my have moved from SC or NC this is still unclear. The story is that there was a white family and a black family by the name of Jones that married into each other. This story was even told to me by a distant cousin I met once. Can anyone help either family.

OK. Now you have it. Zee

Hi List, Zee would you send me your address again? I just lost it when MIE got shut down on me due to a storm. Thanks, Jean Hancock

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I'm not sure that my private e-mail got to you. Please contact me either through the mailing list or at LeRoyH@cablelynx.com Thanks, LeRoy Hamilton Longview, Texas ----- Original Message ----- From: <puddah@cinci.rr.com> To: <MSMARSHA-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, March 26, 2004 7:21 PM Subject: [MSMARSHA-L] Hamilton will > This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. > > Classification: Query > > Message Board URL: > > http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/HKB.2ACI/2009 > > Message Board Post: > > Recently found at a flea market the 1912 will of DT Hamilton of Holly Springs.Would like to see it get back to an interested family member.Please contact me direct. > > > ==== MSMARSHA Mailing List ==== > If you have any of these records to share, please send them to marshallcoms@earthlink.net: birth, marriage, death, obits, civil war, wills, church, cemetery listings, newspaper articles, photos, and/or historical info. > > ============================== > Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration > Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237 > >

In a message dated 3/27/2004 10:21:57 PM Eastern Standard Time, theshadow@glade.net writes: Thank you for your "informative reply", however if you don't mind I think I'll listen to what my ISP guru has told me to do. Are you on a dialup or cable?? The dial up changes numbers every time you connect which is a good thing <G> Eliz

Bob, Thank you for your "informative reply", however if you don't mind I think I'll listen to what my ISP guru has told me to do. A little paranoia never hurts anyone while sometimes being too trusting can. There are many weird folks out in this old world and it can be quite dangerous if we are not forewarned. To say that anyone on the web "does not do something" is a little naive to me as I have faith that if something is possible there is always someone who can do it---and not always to our advantage. Early in my web searching I was cyberstalked by some nut who not only knew who I was but the town I lived in---simply by tracking my email address! Fortunately, for me, I live in the boondocks on our ranch so there was little chance of that nut finding me should he have wanted to. When a search engine such as Google can not only publicize your name and address but a map to your house I'd say it is better to be cautious. I do agree with you about the type of filter system your ISP uses and is something that individuals should be thoroughly discussed with them. I certainly appreciate your comments but I don't like being told that what I say is "hogwash". That really isn't very sanitary and I consider myself to be a clean sort of gal! <g> Hope you have a good evening. Jean ----- Original Message ----- From: Bob Juch To: MSMARSHA-L@rootsweb.com Sent: Saturday, March 27, 2004 12:29 PM Subject: RE: [MSMARSHA-L] Crank Email on the list... Jean, That is a lot of paranoid hogwash! The search engines do not record your name and address when you use them!!! They do record the IP address you came from, but that's for statistical purposes and is never made public nor can it be read from anyone on the net. How would they get your name unless you give it to them? There is so much paranoia about cookies I won't even start, but there is NO relationship between cookies and spam. Set your IE privacy setting to Medium High or High and don't worry about them. Your history cache is used to change the color of links you've visited. It's not readable by anyone outside your computer. How could that be used by spammers anyway? There are good spam filters and there are terrible spam filters. Some ISPs filter based on content. That gets tons of RootsWeb and other list mail caught every day. Even worse, some don't allow you to see what was caught; they just bounce it back. Never, EVER, use an ISP that bounces mail back; that just increases email traffic. Use one that allows you to check the trapped mail so you can release the ones with the answers to your dead ends. The biggest way that your addresses are harvested by spammers is by spidering websites. Anytime your email address appears on a webpage in plain text, it's in danger of being harvested. That includes researchers you've sent your data to who credit you on their webpages. E.g. "Data supplied by bob@juch.org". Bob Juch http://www.Juch.org -----Original Message----- From: theshadow [mailto:theshadow@glade.net] Sent: Saturday, March 27, 2004 9:41 AM To: MSMARSHA-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [MSMARSHA-L] Crank Email on the list... <snip> That was accurate. By the way, every time we use one of the search engines we put our name and address out on the net for perpetuity. If you want to check to see how many times your address appear on any search engine just go to one of them (Google, Dogpile, Yahoo, Excite, alltheweb, altavista, Bigfoot, Lycos, MSNsearch), type in your first and last name and you will see how many times you've visted a website---including the URL for the site. One last thing and then I'll hush. If you will delete the Cookie cache and clear your History cache everyday you will have a greater chance of stopping Spam from entering your mailbox. I'll be glad to help anyone learn how to do this if they have Microsoft Internet Explorer. It is very simple and well worth doing---I usually do it as soon as I get off the websites I want to look at. Also if your ISP does not have a Spam filter then insist that they get one---that should be part of the service you are paying for. Jean Hancock in TX

Jean, That is a lot of paranoid hogwash! The search engines do not record your name and address when you use them!!! They do record the IP address you came from, but that's for statistical purposes and is never made public nor can it be read from anyone on the net. How would they get your name unless you give it to them? There is so much paranoia about cookies I won't even start, but there is NO relationship between cookies and spam. Set your IE privacy setting to Medium High or High and don't worry about them. Your history cache is used to change the color of links you've visited. It's not readable by anyone outside your computer. How could that be used by spammers anyway? There are good spam filters and there are terrible spam filters. Some ISPs filter based on content. That gets tons of RootsWeb and other list mail caught every day. Even worse, some don't allow you to see what was caught; they just bounce it back. Never, EVER, use an ISP that bounces mail back; that just increases email traffic. Use one that allows you to check the trapped mail so you can release the ones with the answers to your dead ends. The biggest way that your addresses are harvested by spammers is by spidering websites. Anytime your email address appears on a webpage in plain text, it's in danger of being harvested. That includes researchers you've sent your data to who credit you on their webpages. E.g. "Data supplied by bob@juch.org". Bob Juch http://www.Juch.org -----Original Message----- From: theshadow [mailto:theshadow@glade.net] Sent: Saturday, March 27, 2004 9:41 AM To: MSMARSHA-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [MSMARSHA-L] Crank Email on the list... <snip> That was accurate. By the way, every time we use one of the search engines we put our name and address out on the net for perpetuity. If you want to check to see how many times your address appear on any search engine just go to one of them (Google, Dogpile, Yahoo, Excite, alltheweb, altavista, Bigfoot, Lycos, MSNsearch), type in your first and last name and you will see how many times you've visted a website---including the URL for the site. One last thing and then I'll hush. If you will delete the Cookie cache and clear your History cache everyday you will have a greater chance of stopping Spam from entering your mailbox. I'll be glad to help anyone learn how to do this if they have Microsoft Internet Explorer. It is very simple and well worth doing---I usually do it as soon as I get off the websites I want to look at. Also if your ISP does not have a Spam filter then insist that they get one---that should be part of the service you are paying for. Jean Hancock in TX

It is a shame these spammers can forge the email addresses because any of us can be taken in, especially when it is a rootsweb email address. At least Rootsweb is on the ball and helping to delete the spam messages shortly after they are posted in case we cannot get to it fast enough. I will delete them as fast as I see them. If not, please feel free to bring it to my attention in case it gets lost in my inbox. Deb -----Original Message----- From: Dan & Alice Lee [mailto:danlee@scrtc.com] Sent: Friday, March 26, 2004 12:36 PM To: MSMARSHA-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [MSMARSHA-L] Help Thanks, Deb. I was shocked when I opened that, expecting some great site with genealogical data. I don't normally open anything that I don't recognize, but that return address totally fooled me. Deb Haines wrote: >Alice, > >It is spam mail. He has made his way around many of the boards on ancestry >posting this message. It has been deleted by RootsWeb. > ><<Please keep in mind, that RootsWeb does not post messages on our board.>> > >This guy forged RootsWeb's email address to make it look like a valid link. > >Everyone: if you see any messages on the board or coming across this list >that do not pertain to a query for Marshall Co specifically, just assume it >is not a valid link. I watch all of the messages and either RootsWeb or I >will delete the garbage messages from the message board so they do not >interfere with our goal. If there is a link posted on the board or on this >list, do not check it first. > >You can email me if you have any questions. > >Have a great day!! > >Deb > >-----Original Message----- >From: Dan & Alice Lee [mailto:danlee@scrtc.com] >Sent: Thursday, March 25, 2004 8:40 PM >To: MSMARSHA-L@rootsweb.com >Subject: Re: [MSMARSHA-L] Help > >Are you aware of what this site is??? It is NOT genealogy, and I don't >find it amusing! > >John@rootsweb.com wrote: > > > >>This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. >> >>Classification: Query >> >>Message Board URL: >> >>http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/HKB.2ACI/2007 >> >>Message Board Post: >> >>This site needs traffic in order to stay up. Please give it a try. It has >> >> >loads of information an any topic you could possibly think of and its all >free. http://redir.ek.dk/PeopleFind > > >>==== MSMARSHA Mailing List ==== >>If you have any of these records to share, please send them to >> >> >marshallcoms@earthlink.net: birth, marriage, death, obits, civil war, >wills, church, cemetery listings, newspaper articles, photos, and/or >historical info. > > >>============================== >>Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration >>Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. >>http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237 >> >> >> >> >> >> >> > > > >==== MSMARSHA Mailing List ==== >If you have any of these records to share, please send them to >marshallcoms@earthlink.net: birth, marriage, death, obits, civil war, >wills, church, cemetery listings, newspaper articles, photos, and/or >historical info. > >============================== >Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration >Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. >http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237 > > > > >==== MSMARSHA Mailing List ==== >If you have any of these records to share, please send them to marshallcoms@earthlink.net: birth, marriage, death, obits, civil war, wills, church, cemetery listings, newspaper articles, photos, and/or historical info. > >============================== >Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration >Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. >http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237 > > > > > ==== MSMARSHA Mailing List ==== If you have any of these records to share, please send them to marshallcoms@earthlink.net: birth, marriage, death, obits, civil war, wills, church, cemetery listings, newspaper articles, photos, and/or historical info. ============================== Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237

Thanks Jean for the great explanation. My husband is the computer guru in our house and he takes care of all that stuff for me so I don't have to worry. But, I was suspicious of the address and did not go there, although the Rootsweb address made it seem to be legitimate. By the way, wonder if it's called Crank mail because it makes us cranky? <grin>