This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Lowrey, Yancey, Emerson, Jordan, Thrumond, Johnson Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/iJB.2ACE/968.1 Message Board Post: Here's Jap's obituary, Tippah Co.: LOWREY, J.W. (Jap) (080432) died Tues., age 71/ buried at Shady Grove/ in Tippah 30 years/ brother to J.H. Lowrey of Ashland and N.C. and L.H. Lowrey of Memphis/ father of Mrs. G.R. Yancey of Rienzi, Mrs. Ross Yancey of Memphis, Mrs. W.A. Emerson, Mrs. R.L. Jordan of Memphis, Mrs. C.T. Thurmond, Fant of Shelby Co., J.R. of Shelby County, Tenn. Here is a marriage for him and a bride named Johnson. Looks like a fit. Tippah Co., MS LOWRY, J W - JOHNSON, M J, Nov 21 1885 4 302 G And this looks like them in 1900, Tippah: Lowrey, Jasper W., Head, wh, Feb. 1861 39 M16 MS SC SC f Margaret, wife, wh, Oct. 1869 30 M16 MS GA GA Jasper R., son, wh, Aug. 1886 13 s MS MS MS Lee E., dau, wh Aug. 1888 11 s MS MS MS William, son wh Sep. 1890 9 s Miss. Miss. Miss. Beatrice, d. wh Feb. 1893 7 s Miss. Miss. Miss. Bertie A., d. wh Mar. 1895 5 s Miss. Miss. Miss. Lizzie V., d. wh Mar. 1897 3 s Miss. Miss. Miss.