This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: TLStewart76 Surnames: Stewart (Stuart, Shiart, Steward), Thompson Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.thompson/7774.214/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Hi Micheal. . .I wonder if you can help me. Do you have any information about any Thompsons in Mississippi? Do you know if there were any major slaveholders in Mississippi by the name of Thompson? If so, where? There may or may not be a connection to my family. There is also the mystery surrounding the man who may or not be my great-grandfather's only relative. My father remembers "Uncle" George whose last name was apparently Thompson. My father remembers him as being a "light-skinned" man, so he could've been mulatto, Native American and Black, or a combo of all three. He had a wife named "Mattie" and reportedly owned property in both Yazoo and Carroll counties, including a farm which employed sharecroppers, a log wagon for hire, mules for hire, and a general store, all of which supported the black community in Teoc, Mississippi (outside of Greenwood). Because he owned property, there is a strong possibility that he was a "Free Black". My father believes that he died abt 1933 (I have no birthyear). I have no clue why his last name was Thompson yet his "brother's" name was Stewart. Questions: Where is the black cemetary in Yazoo City? Are there any Stewarts or Thompsons there? How are the Stewarts and Thompsons related? Where is/was Dover Prescient? Are there any Stewarts still living in Yazoo City and if so, are they related to Nathan Stewart or George Thompson who left for Carroll County between 1880-1900? If you have run across information regarding my great-grandfather Nathan, his wife Nora and/or my great great "uncle" George Thompson, wife Mattie, of Yazoo City and Teoc, Mississippi, PLEASE email me at stewart_tl78@att.net OR the email listed under my profile. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.