I'm new at this -- what is a  "POWGS"  ????????    kinta
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From: John Spraberry 
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Sent: Sunday, January 09, 2000 5:08 AM
Subject: Unacceptable sources


 Dear Margaret,
> I certainly sympathize with  trying to trace a difficult line.  Some
> people have a easy time tracing their lines and do not understand how
> difficult it can be sometimes and one is happy to have a lead of any
> kind that might prove to be valid when checked out.  My grandfather,
> Willie Bryan DuBose was a child of the first marriage of LouEllen Bryan
> to ????????DuBose.  He was born 1867 and his parents were seperated by
> the 1870 census. The courthouse burned 2 times in Choctaw County Ala and
> the few early records they do have I am told noone is allowed to see
> them as they are locked up somewhere in a state of dissarray.  OF all
> marriage records published for Ala. you never see any for Choctaw
> County. Makes it rather difficult to research.  I would be thrilled to
> have any information from another source, "acceptable" or not to check
> out for myself. 
> Keep up the good work on on POWGS!!!!!!!!!!!!Beth Ann Spraberry
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