Finally, finally, I can post to the list. I have in my possession a copy of an old-fashioned picture and on the back is written" Sarah Roy Vickers wrote: Looks like Becky Leake. I would love to send this picture to a direct descendant, as I am only indirectly related. The only Becky Leake I came up with was Frederic/Samuel/Alexander Boyd, and then Leona Rebecca Leake born January 1883. Please contact me at tdelancy@bellsouth.net if this is your Becky Leake. Thanks, Lucy Delancy

on 7/15/06 1:24 PM, tdelancy@bellsouth.net at tdelancy@bellsouth.net wrote: > I would love to send this picture to a direct descendant, as I am only > indirectly related. The only Becky Leake I came up with was > Frederic/Samuel/Alexander Boyd, and then Leona Rebecca Leake born January > 1883. Please contact me at tdelancy@bellsouth.net if this is your Becky > Leake. Hey Lucy, In my file--hope it is correct-- a Rebecca Guffy "Miss Beck" Leak/Leake b. Sept. 11, 1889, d. May 18, 1969 that was married to Archibald Leonard Wisner. She was the daughter of William Elsberry Leak and Amanda Lenora Ogden according to my file, she would be my 1C3R thru the Alexander P. Leak & Lucy J. Davis line. That's pretty far off the beaten path in relationships. ....but....if a closer relationship doesn't claim it...I would love to have it since I have very little of my Mother's--who was Wanzy Louise Leake, daughter of Nolan Leak and Claudia L. Longmire-- pictures thanks so much and so glad you can now post to the List Brenda McCurley White

To order certified copies of marriage records from the Circuit Clerk's office send you request to Circuit Clerk, P. O. Box 327, Woodville MS. 39669 include a money order for $10, payable to M. C. Allen [the Circuit Clerk] This is the fee for looking up the license, making a copy, and mailing it out. It doesn't matter where you know the book and page, the fee is still the same. phone number 601 888 6697 There are two sets of books, one for white marriages, one for black marriages so it is very important that you include the race. I also asked about obtaining copies of deeds in the Chanucy Clerk's office but the worker there did not understand what I was asking and I finally gave up trying to explain it to her. She was under the impression that all the books for the 1800s had been put in the basement and, even when I showed her the books for the 1800s deeds, and they have books of index for the books, she could still not understand how simple it would be to find these records. I am sure there are better trained people working there, but they didn't seem to be there at the time. There is another way of getting these records, and much cheaper. If you live near a Family History Center, order the marriage records, deeds, wills, what ever, on microfilm and make your own copies. All the marriage records, black and white, to 1920, are on microfilm as are the early wills, probates, deed books, etc. Check the list in the Family History Library Catalog at familysearch.org. Virginia