Enjoyed your story on how you got "hooked" on geneology and searching for you roots. I have been involved for several years doing research on my Mother's family. Found a lot of info in the New Orleans main library; they have copies of ships' logs and newspapers. A nephew, Major David O'Neal, US Army Special Forces, stationed in Germany, was contacted by someone who found him on the "net"; he got me hooked again in researching my Dad's roots. I know so little about Dad's family other than that my Grandfather, James Albert O'Neal was from Mississippi. He was married to Almeda Russell and they had three children - my Dad, Clarence L. O'Neal, Sr. (David's grandfather), Uriel O'Neal and Margie O'Neal Cadle. Margie is still alive, living in Houma, Louisiana but has suffered a series of strokes and has Alzheimers so I am unable to get any info out of her. Is there any O'Neal out there who might know anything about the O'Neal family in or around Laurel, Mississippi? Would really like to hear from them. Aloha from Hawaii, Betty O'Neal Thatcher