Hi Betty, I assume you have looked at the census for Laurel? City Directories? Searched Margie's house for documents, letters? I would investigate every O'Neal in Laurel....thanks for sharing your story, Jill ---------- : From: [email protected] : To: [email protected] : Subject: Re: [ONEALL-L] Success stories~How you became interested in Family History : Date: Wednesday, November 04, 1998 11:51 AM : : 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 :