Good Morning Lisa, Thank you for sharing this excellent info with our list. Very interesting and helpful. Have a Good Day, Ramona ----- Original Message ----- From: <MyKithNkin@aol.com> To: <SOUTHERN-PLANTATIONS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, December 08, 2001 8:16 AM Subject: [Southern-Plantations] Beck Family Plantations of MS and LA : Hi Gang: : One of my ancestors, Thomas Wright Beck, came from Belfast, Ireland in : 1817, landing in New Orleans. His parents and other siblings followed in : 1822. They traveled to Jefferson Co., MS and Tensas Parish, LA and set up : homes there. Through my research and that of several cousins, here's the : information I have below. I would love to find out more information and even : pictures of what the plantations looked like. In 1860, the Census shows the : real estate value at $52,000 and his personal property valued at $59,000 and : his wife's at $62,000. How sad that after the civil war, this diminished and : the 1870 census shows them with $200 ! : The names of plantations for them listed I have found are: : Belleview (near Rodney, MS) : Forrest Vale or Oakwood : : Lisa Cotten