LAMAR CO, Alabama. RAYMOND BLACK (b.1903 in Lamar Co., Alabama) m LUELLA SCARLETT in 1922, parents WILLIAM BURTON BLACK (b. 1875) and MELISSA JANE NORTHAM COLWELL(b. 1875) in Lamar Co., Alabama. Parents SMITH BLACK (also known as DS) (b. 1850, d. 1924) and WELTHY (sp?) GRAVES BLACK (b. 1852, d. 1928). Smith's parents were JOSEPH BLACK (b. 1827?) and MARY DOSTER BLACK (b. c. 1830). Welthy's parents were JOHN E. GRAVES and MARY DODD GRAVES. Searching for purported Native American ancestry thru Melissa Jane Northam (her mother?). Would appreciate any info esp. on William Burton and Melissa Jane Northam if possible.