This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: RaRa81 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.northcarolina.counties.bertie/1798.1.1.1.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: My Essie Cherry married James Ward in 1923. Like I explained in the earlier post, my mother was adopted. All she could remember is what was told to her (that one of her grandmother's looked white but was black so I'm assuming that it was either Essie, or her father's mother Georgie White). Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.