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/iJB.2ACE/81.170.1 Message Board Post: Purvis, Lamar County, MS, is quite a way from Tippah County, so if you could expand on your reason for posting on this site it may be very helpful. I have been researching a Thompson Family from Tippah/Union County for many years and may be able to help in your search if you provide a hint or two.