Did you try looking at the Palmer Home in Columbus, MS? It is a very old orphanage and they have quite a good set of records. -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] To: [email protected] Sent: Wed, 31 Jan 2007 10:40 PM Subject: [MSMONROE] Orphan Court Inventory Could someone tell me where the records are located for the Orphans Court Inventory? I am searching for orphan records for my great grandfather, John Thomas Stafford b. 1879 and his brother Charles Stafford b. 1885. They were placed in an orphanage around 1887. The orphanage does not have any records. So I am hoping this new lead will help me to find the records. I believe they were in the area of Monroe, Lee or Itawamba County around this time. Family stories indicate they were on a wagon train that stopped in or around Fulton or Amory. Their mother and 2 sisters died of malaria and then a few months later their father died from a fall from a wagon. Their uncle had a large family and could not take them in so he took them to an orphanage. Hope someone can help me. Thanks, Linda ------------------------------- 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 ________________________________________________________________________ Check out the new AOL. Most comprehensive set of free safety and security tools, free access to millions of high-quality videos from across the web, free AOL Mail and more.