Is there/was there a town called Sanford in Monroe County? It was probably a Mormon community, now since extinct. Family records show that our William Mathews & Elizabeth Henderson Mathews had 9 of their 11 children born in Sanford between 7/1830 and 4/1846. We know there is a Sanford in Covington Co., but cannot find one in Monroe Co. We also know that William's brother, Benjamin Franklin Mathews was licensed on 03 Mar 1845 as an LDS preacher in Monroe Co. to "preach and solemize marriages". Thank you. r/Steven Mitchell - Naperville, IL

Contact Jack Elliot, MS Dept. of Archives and History, MSU [email protected] Jack has made it a point to research all known extinct towns in MS. He is a native of the Monroe/ Clay County area, so those towns are naturally a little closer to his heart. If Jack doesn't know, I'd say no one know does! I have a copy of the Monroe Co. History Book if you'd like help with a look up. Merry Christmas Gracie Mayfield Morlino ----- Original Message ----- From: [email protected] To: [email protected] Sent: Friday, December 15, 2006 12:57 PM Subject: [MSMONROE] Sanford, Monroe Co.,MS - perhaps a now-extinct Mormon community, 1830-1846 ??? Is there/was there a town called Sanford in Monroe County? It was probably a Mormon community, now since extinct. Family records show that our William Mathews & Elizabeth Henderson Mathews had 9 of their 11 children born in Sanford between 7/1830 and 4/1846. We know there is a Sanford in Covington Co., but cannot find one in Monroe Co. We also know that William's brother, Benjamin Franklin Mathews was licensed on 03 Mar 1845 as an LDS preacher in Monroe Co. to "preach and solemize marriages". Thank you. r/Steven Mitchell - Naperville, IL ------------------------------- 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