In a message dated 98-11-18 19:36:44 EST, you write: << The main reason I am writing is I live about 2 miles west of the Claiborne Parish line. Do you need assistance with a look up? I can't promise when I can do it, but I would be glad to as time allows. >> I'll bite -- exactly where DO you live? I'm not as familiar with the geography of the west side of the Claiborne Parish line as I am the east. I lived in Colquitt (on the northeast corner of Claiborne Parish) and attended school in Haynesville from 1955 until I graduated from high school in 1960. My parents, Cortez and Bernice Wise, still live in Colquitt in a house which has been extensively remodeled since my grandfather was born in it back in 1895. Thanks for writing. Keep in touch. I'll just bet you're related to one of the 17 or so children of James Wise or one of his brother's children. How far back do you have your line? Dot