Thanks for replying, d colvin just happens to be me from an earlier account!. I opened that one when I was just starting my family tree & unfortunelty just assumed that the info that I was getting from others have been verified--know better now. So I have started over from scratch. But I have still come to a dead end regarding my great grandfather.

Since posting under that previous account I have gottten a copy of Bessie's second (and last)husband's death certificate (my great grandfather), as he died when my grandmother was about 3 years old, she didn't know anything about him other than his name. She told me Thomas LLoyd, but on the death certificated as much as I can make it out says Thos F., (do you know if this was a standard way to write Thomas or is it actually Thos ?) it has a father listed, but I have never seen the name before so I can't really make out. The first letter in his name, it looks like either a C or a L, the last 2 letters are oz, so it is either Coz or Loz ???? Also the death certificate was filled out by the funeral home, not a physician. Any suggestions would be welcome!!
Also on Bessis's two oldest children, Otsie is a female. I can remember going with my grandmother to visit her, she lived in Laurel.
Thank you for the other info, it will be very helpful in my research.
Michele Colvin