Hi Bruce -
I am a Native Zonie (Arizonan) who now lives amongst the Hoosiers......but, my grandma Byrd (niece of Col. John Griffith of the 11th/17th Arkanas Infantry) made me biscuits, cornbread, and collared greens when I was a kid, so.....
:-)
My Texan brother-in-law used to REALLY get tweaked when I would tease him about really being a New Yorker since he was born there....hee, hee...
Let me know if you make contact with Michael Howell there in Jackson?
take care,
Ken