Hi. My name is Donna Boyd from Culpeper, Va., and I'm researching (or put it this way -- trying to find ) Allens and Crittendens somewhere, anywhere! My husband's great-grandfather, James Harold Allen put on his service record for the 1st MS Cav. that his place of residence was Pontotoc, MS. I have no data on his parents, not even a name. So I am searching for him there, prior to 1873, when he turns up in Gatesville, TX, as a widower with a young son. His first wife was Jeffersonia Crittenden; you'd think a name like that would be easy to find, wouldn't you? WRONG. I have no info about her except the dates from her tombstone in Gatesville, Coryell Co., and her probate records. Figuring they married right after the war, I'm also looking for her and her family (father Wm. Crittenden, who took guardianship of young Jesse Allen on the death of his father in 1880.) in Pontotoc County, MS. Does anyone have any ideas as to where I could/should look, write, call? I would appreciate any guidance from anybody, as I am not familiar with MS records. I've been looking for this man for six years, but it seems like a century. Thanks in advance, Donna