Re: Estate of John C. Waits, Sr. (husband of Martha Warbington)

Marla, any thing is possible! I am presently going through a microfilm reel I have that covers part of Lauderdale Co., MS in the 1900 U. S. Census. I'll post what I have already found and will get back with you later on whatever else I come across on the black Warbington families:

This 8 years old black child was a "ward" of a household in Lauderdale Co., MS in Beat One, in the farming hh #312-312, pg. 276, on 21 June 1900:

Wilson, John, Head, B M, b. Dec 1838, 66 yrs. old, Md. 0 yrs., b. self:SC, father:SC, mother:NC
Wilson, Chlora, Wife, B F, b. Mar 1844, 56 yrs. old, Md. 0 yrs., 8 children/4 living, b. self:MS, father:AL, mother:VA
Johnson, Robert, Servant, B M b. Aug 1878, 21 yrs. old, Single, b. self:AR, father:AR, mother:AL
Warbington, Riley, Ward, B M, b. Aug 1891, 8 yrs. old, Single, b. self:MS, father:MS, mother:MS

Neighbor, hh # 313-313:
Warbington, Nelly, Head, B F, b. Sep 1825, 70 yrs. old, Widow, 8 children/2 living, b. self:GA, father:GA, mother:GA
Hall, Carrie, Granddau., B F, b. Sep 1878, 26 yrs. old, Md. 7 yrs., 1 child/0 living, b. self:MS, father:MS, mother:MS
White, Eugene, Ward, B M, b. Aug 1884, 15 yrs. old, Single, b. self:MS, father:MS, mother:MS

22 June 1900, hh #331-331:
Pringle, Andrew, Head, B M, b. Jul 1863, 36 yrs. old, Md. 9 yrs., b. self:MS, father:MS, mother:MS
Pringle, Maria, Wife, B F, b. Dec 1864, 35 yrs. old, Md. 9 yrs., 9 children/4 living, b. self:MS, father:NC, mother:MS
Pringle, Malvenia, Dau., B F, b. Oct 1890, 9 yrs. old, Single, b. self:MS, father:MS, mother:MS
Pringle, Percy, Son, B M, b. Jul 1892, 7 yrs. old, Single, b. self: MS, father: MS, mother:MS
Pringle, Cecil, Son, B M, b. Oct 1899, 8/12 yr. old, Single, b. self:MS, father:MS, mother:MS
Warbington, Carrie, Step-dau., b. Jun 1887, 12 yrs. old, Single, b. self:MS, father:AL, mother:MS