Martin Luther Crosby, son of William O. Crosby and Martha Annie Freeny, was born in 1881 in probably Winston County. Mary Pearl Long was the daughter of John N. Long and Lucinda Whitten of Winston County. Mary and her sister Lummie Long were orphaned in 1896 when their father John died, their mother Lucinda having died previously. After their father's death, Mary and Lummie Long were taken in by their first cousin John Bailey and aunt Mary Bailey of Choctaw County. Martin Luther (M.L.) Crosby and Mary Pearl Long were married in Choctaw County in 1901. M.L.'s WWI draft registration card listed his address as Houston, Chickasaw County, Mississippi with an occupation as a telephone exchange worker with Cum. Telephone and Telegraph Company. Mary and M.L. were listed together with their children on the 1920 Choctaw County census (see below). Does anyone out there know this particular family? 1920 Choctaw County, MS Census: Supervisor District 4, Enumeration District 6, Sheet 7A, Page 111, Town of Ackerman, 1/16/1920: Crosby, M.L., head, rents, age 38 (b. about 1882), born MS, parents born MS, job = telephone exchange Crosby, M.P., wife, age 36 (b. about 1884), born MS, parents born MS, no employment Crosby, Chester, son, age 17 (b. about 1893), born MS Crosby, John, son, age 9 (b. about 1911), born MS Crosby, M.E., daughter, age 7 (b. about 1913), born MS Crosby, M.L., son, age 2 (b. about 1918), born MS Thanks! Mary Katherine Johnson [email protected] ____________________________________________________________________________________ Expecting? Get great news right away with email Auto-Check. Try the Yahoo! Mail Beta. http://advision.webevents.yahoo.com/mailbeta/newmail_tools.html