Mora McLaurin Burnham b. 1899 died 1978. He married Leffie Walters b. 1902. They lived in Rankin co. Mississippi. Children: Allie O b. 1920, Gertha b. 1924, George H. b. 1922, Vida M., and Ellis b. 1926. Mora's parents were Ellis Burnham b. 1876, and Oler C. ? born 1876?( I think ) Why did Ellis name his son McLaurin? Was his wife a McLaurin? And where is this Ellis and his wife buried? Can anyone help? Thank You, Johnie

I'm seeking info on a Leffie Walters b abt. 1903, she married Mora McLaurin Burnham, in Rankin co. Mississippi. I need parents, dates, grandparents any and all...including where they are buried...I guess i'm needing it all. Thanks Johnie

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: AILLS, GOODE, STUBBS, PHILLIPS, DURHAM, SOUTH, REID, FORD, DEES, JONES, MULLINS Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/XJB.2ACE/514 Message Board Post: Hello, I would like to correspond with anyone who descends from Zaccheus AILLS who married Anne GOODE in 1825. They resided in Copiah Co. Their daughter Sylvia married Dr. Joseph REID. Their daughter Elizabeth married Thomas FORD. Their daughter Mary Caroline married Hugh DEES. Their daughter Martha married Issac M. JONES. Their daughter Elmira married Julius C. MULLINS. Their daughter Emma married W. A. BREWER. Their son William D AILLS was married to Sallie D. Farris and had 9 children in the Steen Creek, Florence, Rankin Co. area. The surnames connected to those 9 children are STUBBS, PHILLIPS, DURHAM and SOUTH. I'm working on compiling a list of AILLS who were in Louisiana and Missippi in the 1800s and need your help. I will gladly share what I have with you and can provide additional information to see if you are a descendant of Zaccheus and Anne Aills. The information you share with me will not be posted to a site that sells genealogy data. Thank you for your help. Sandra Zenger

Tammie, My grandfather was a brother of Nancy J.(Sissie)Horn. Please e-mail me privately and I will be glad to share what I have on the Harrells, Horns and Flowers, including some marriage and death certificates if you need them. Johnnie [email protected]

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Collier Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/XJB.2ACE/505.1.1 Message Board Post: Kelly, thank you for your kind offer. The will was for John Collier of Rankin Co., Ms. I was able to find the information in articles from the Mississippi Genealogical Change. I'll try ordering the copies from the county court. Again, thank you so much for your kind offer. Donna

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Harrell, Horn, Flowers Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/XJB.2ACE/208.239.1.2 Message Board Post: My name is Tammie. My grandmother is Marvell Marie Harrell born 17 September 1925 in Carthage, Mississippi . Her mother was Zelma Tennie Harrell born 12 February 1898 in Carthage, Mississippi to William Benjamin Harrell and Nancy J. Horn. Any information on this family greatly needed.

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/XJB.2ACE/511.1.2.1.1 Message Board Post: Thanks, Connie was survived by a wife, two children by his first wife and a 3 month old daughter by his second wife. He is Buried in the Puckett Cemetery by his first wife--they say his headstone reads 1897-1929(maybe because it was early in the new year?).

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/XJB.2ACE/511.1.2.1 Message Board Post: I found the newspaper article about the murder which you said that you already have. I was told to go to the Brandon, MS courthouse and search the circuit court records for any info regarding a trial. They are opened Mon-Fri, 8-5, so I couldn't go today. Also, I searched for an obit and couldn't find one. The article says he was survived by a wife and two children. I will look and see if a newspaper in Puckett has the obituary.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/XJB.2ACE/505.1 Message Board Post: There is a roll of microfilm of wills from 1844 in Rankin County. It is a "partial" roll so not all wills recorded will be on it. I will be happy to do a search for you at the MS Dept. of Archives/History. What is the person's name?

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/XJB.2ACE/513 Message Board Post: I am searching for marriage information for my father's first cousin, maiden name Alabama Bender. She first married Winchester White, but on the 1910 and 1920 census for Rankin County, she is enumerated with her son Hemby White, but her name appears to be McKinnon or something similar. I can't read it clearly. Can someone look up marriage records for Alabama White, around 1900-1910?

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/XJB.2ACE/511.1.1.1.1 Message Board Post: Louise: Thank you so much for replying. Connie's wife is still living at age 98. Her daughter has been giving her daughter information and she has been passing it on to me. The grand daughter is making a memory book for Mother's Day(suprise) and is amazed at the information she did not have. By having the dates from the cemetery it will make it easier to find death certificates. I have family all over OK. Give my best to your mother when you visit.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: MCBRIDE, CLACK, BENNETT, EASTERLING, HINER, LINGO, NEAL Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/XJB.2ACE/512 Message Board Post: Hello, My name is Shelley McBride~Lynch. . My father is Elwood McBride & Betty Neal. I have 3 brothers Eldon Don McBride, Kenneth Mark McBride & Floyd Dale McBride. We all born in Oklahoma and still live in Oklahoma. I live in Checotah, Eldon lives in Idabel, Kenneth & Floyd live in Council Hill. My Father Elwood Lafate McBride was born in 1942 in Stillwater, Payne, Oklahoma. He has lived in Oklahoma his whole life living in several counties. He lives in Idabel, Oklahoma. My grandparents are Louis E. McBride & Miriam Jeanette Hiner. They had 4 children. Elwood McBride of Idabel, Ok, Edward McBride of Henryetta,Ok, Synovia McBride~Lemmings of Guymon, Dwight McBride of Okc,Ok. My grandfather Louis was born in Idabel, McCurtain, Oklahoma in 1918. His parents were Eugene Lafate McBride & Lora Bell Lingo. They had 8 children, Horace Mann McBride, Maggie May McBride, Willis Homer McBride, Robert Clyde McBride, Annie Bell McBride, Charley E McBride, Wiley Bruce McBride, & Louis E. McBride. My Great Grandfather was Eugene Lafate McBride he was born 05 jan 1871 in Cato, Rankin, Mississippi. He died 20 july 1924 in Idabel, McCurtain, Oklahoma. He wife Lora Bell Lingo was born 01 feb 1875 in Erath County, Texas and Died 27 may 1857 in Canadian, Pittsburg, Oklahoma. Both are buried in Forest Hill Cemetery, Forest Grove, Oklahoma (near Idabel). They were married in Fort Worth, Tarrant, Texas. My 2nd Great Grandfather was William Bennett McBride born 6 dec 1828 in Florence, Rankin, Mississippi & Belinda Elizabeth Clack. They were married on 21 feb 1849 in Rankin County, Mississippi. They had at least 12 children. Nancy Susie McBride, William Dole McBride, Louisa McBride, Lewis McBride, Neida C. McBride, Laura McBride, Ann Mollie McBride, Eugene Lafate McBride, Eddie Edward Jackson McBride, A.A. (ada/ida) McBride.(i have these children in census records grand father says there should also have been) Janie McBride. My 3rd Great Grandfather was Dougald McBride who was born in Ireland married Nancy Easterling. They had at least the following children. Sarah McBride, Female McBride, William Bennett McBride, James McBride, Louisa Jersuha McBride, Joseph Joel Thomas McBride, Andrew Jackson McBride, Thomas Jefferson McBride, J. Madison McBride, and Nancy McBride. I would love to fill out some info on any of these families.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Comfort, Pittman, Loggins,Holmes, Thompson, Spier,Benton, Boone, May,Jowers, Peel/Peal Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/XJB.2ACE/511.1.1.1 Message Board Post: Puckett Cemetery listing for Connie Medley 1897-1929 Lizzie H. Medley 1896-1925 I don't know if they were related, but Mr. Guy Burnham of Puckett also travled with a Circus.I recall seeing an article from a newspaper,probally the "Rankin Co. News " at his home We talked about it and I think the Circus spent the winters in Puckett. I think his wife Berta( Hales?) Burnham also travled with them for a while.He has several children living in the general area. I will try to see if I can find out some of their names. Guy Burnham was a cousin of my stepfather Pat "Red" Henry Boone,now deceased and they visited each others homes almost every week. My mother Lois H. Boone is living here in Edmond, Ok at Grace Living Center.When I visit her again I will ask her the names of Guy and Berta's children. I know one is a Minister. Louise Comfort Dewitt Okla City, Ok. 73120

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Medley, Burnham Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/XJB.2ACE/511.1.2 Message Board Post: Kelly: My family has offered a little more information. Mr. Montgomery was back in court one more time after the first appearance-he got off for being mentally imbalanced;maybe a newspaper story after the 23 Jan 1930 one. James Connie Medley had been married to a local girl, Mattie L.(izzie) Burnham and had two children. J.(ames) C.(onnie) and Hilda Medley. When Hilda was about 1 Mattie died and is buried in Puckett. Hilda went to live with her aunt, Winnie Bell Jones Hunter in Dyersburg,TN. Later J.C. went there too. Connie is buried next to Mattie Lizzie(could be Elizabeth) in Puckett. If you are able to find any more information/documents(have a copy of the 23 Jan 1930 newspaper story)and can make a hard copies I will be most happy to pay for them,postage,parking fees,ect. Thank you for your help.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: stevens/stephens brinson dear mullican Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/XJB.2ACE/284.1.1.1 Message Board Post: Hi Janice, It's been awhile since I've researched the STEENs but from what I see in your reply, it appears that your line is not connected to the line I researched. They may be connected but not in anyway that I see. I researched the William STEEN of SC to Mississippi then to Dewitt County Texas.. He and his family spent a few years in Rankin County, Ms before going to Texas in 1846. good luck jerry

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Stevens, Steen Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/XJB.2ACE/284.1.1 Message Board Post: Looking for ancestors for my Great Grandmother, Loretta Jane Stevens, b.7-13-1872, d.1-27-1913. The info I have is that she was born in Celine or Saline, Tennessee. She married my Great Grandfather James Garrett Steen from Tompkinsville, Kentucky. First child Edley Paul Steen was born in Tompkinsville then my Grandfather John Webb Steen was born in Krum, TX. James Garrett and Loretta Jane are buried in Jackson Cemetery in Krum. Loretta Jane had sisters named Bessie, Effie, Roxie, Maggie and Mary and brothers named Alexander and Sidney Stanton Stevens. Sidney is living with Loretta Jane and James Garrett Steen on 1900 Wise County, Texas census. Does any of this sound familiar to you.

Are there newspapers available for in the timeframe of 1865 to 1875 that would have articles related to people that lived in Brandon or Cato, Rankin County? I am trying to find a death date for Jeremiah (Jerry) P. Phillips that lived in Rankin County and others that lived there as well. Thank you Cyndi ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, February 21, 2004 2:52 PM Subject: [MSRANKIN] Re: Medley in Puckett, Rankin Co.,MS > This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. > > Classification: Query > > Message Board URL: > > http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/XJB.2ACE/511.1 > > Message Board Post: > > When you say he was killed, was it an accident or was he murdered? If he was murdered, there may have been an article in the newspaper. I will be happy to look for you. I usually go to the Mississippi Department of Archives and History on Saturdays and do lookups for people. Do you have any other information that would help me? > > > ==== MSRANKIN Mailing List ==== > List Mom for MSRANKIN-L: > Diana Boothe [email protected] > > ============================== > 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 >

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/XJB.2ACE/511.1.1 Message Board Post: Conna(Connie) Medley was shown to have reg. for the draft in Rankin Co.,MS 1917/1918. Connie was shot in the head by J.B. Montgomery, age 78 of Puckett,MS. It was on the front page of the Brandon,MS paper 23 Jan 1930. His wife has a different verson of what happened. We would like to find his obit and any info about a trial if there was one. It seems that "tent shows" were very popular-would there be any ad or posters in the archives for Mr. Medley? He was a brother of my great grandfather and one of 11 children. Thanks so much for your offer to look.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/XJB.2ACE/511.1 Message Board Post: When you say he was killed, was it an accident or was he murdered? If he was murdered, there may have been an article in the newspaper. I will be happy to look for you. I usually go to the Mississippi Department of Archives and History on Saturdays and do lookups for people. Do you have any other information that would help me?

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Medley Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/XJB.2ACE/511 Message Board Post: Rankin Co.,MS was listed as the home for Connie Meldley when he filled out his 1971/18 Selective Service Card. He had a traveling tent show( wild west and silent movies) until killed in Jan 1930 in Puckett,MS. Any information would be appreciated on the traveling show and his death.