I have tried to send the following to several who appear on the archived lists...please, please, please, be related to some of these: I hope this finds you, as I am doing a search of the archives and came upon your post. I hope your Mississippi Russells are the ones I am looking for, because I am just now "excited" about that surname. It is a Martha Russell, married to a Charles Watson who I am beginning to "get excited" about. A dau. of that couple married William Beasley Hudson, location as of yet unknown for the marriage, but....they lived in Noxubee county, Ms! That's right next door to Winston county! The reason I got excited was that I located some Russell families over in Perry county, Ala. on the 1830 census. They do not appear there in the 1840 census. The men's names were "Caleb, Gibson, John, Jonathon, and William Russell." Nearby was "Charles Watson." I don't have any proof that this would be MY Charles Watson with wife, Martha Russell, however, in that the sons of this couple were named "Caleb, Gibson, John, and Joe"...it makes for a reasonable connection? I host the Noxubee county, Ms site for the MsGenWeb and have a lot of resources available, but need a direction, and your post really caught my attention! God Bless, ear --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.404 / Virus Database: 228 - Release Date: 10/15/02