This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Bowie/McCray Classification: Lookup Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/IiB.2ACE/720 Message Board Post: On May 6, 2004, I visited the Gregg County courthouse in Longview to further my research (I live in Virginia). I found the county clerk's staff to be friendly and helpful. Records are easily accessible. In fact, my only criticism is that some of the older records are too easily accessible for sake of preservation. Otherwise, "Miss Gladyce" and her ladies are to be congratulated for running a topnotch operation. A research visit is well worth the effort. (They also have one of the best websites of any clerk's office in Texas).