This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Layton, Richards, Freeman, Philyaw, White Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/QUB.2ACE/1068 Message Board Post: I need some help with my family research. I am looking for any information that will assist me in completing my family tree. I am trying to put it together so I can make a family tree book to pass on to my grandchildren. The problem I have is most of the people that have the information has passed away. Here is what I know for sure. James Franklin Richards married Ella Louise Layton and James' parents were Emmett Franklin Richards who married Nellie Philyaw. It is believed that my name came from Loary Ann Freeman who was the wife of Durant Richards who believed to be my Great Grand father. ANy help would be greatly appreciated. I am also looking for any legal documents I can get my hands on such as my parents birth certificate and there marriage license. I am also trying to locate the death certificate on my father, grandfather, Grandmother, etc. As far as I know my family on my father's side came from Kinston, NC and my mother's side is from Edenton, NC. I can be contacted vis email at [email protected] or by phone at 864-278-0506. Thank you very much for your help! Loary Viola Richards Coates