christiharris on Family Tree Circles

I am researching the Feroben name in Louisiana, Mississippi, France, and Germany. My father's name was James Carrol Feroben. He was born in Waverly, Louisiana February 1, 1940 and died October 30, 1996 in Delhi, Louisiana. He is the son of Charlie Thomas Feroben and Goldie Alameda Dean. Charlie Thomas Feroben is the son of Henry James Feroben and Molly Elizabeth Brewer. Henry is the son of Joseph Feroben and we are assuming Sarah Kaiser. Joseph immigrated to the United States sometime before 1850 but he is listed in the 1850 census for Vicksburg, Mississippi. I found a marriage record for Joseph in 1859 when he married Sarah. Henry was born in Mississippi in 1858. This is all I know about Joseph.

I started researching my family background about eight years ago. I now have over 900 names on my list. That is not including the names that I am trying to link. The surnames I am researching started with three names, but I am trying to link all that in my tree, even if by marriage.
The names are Atwood, Marlar, and Feroben. The Atwood's in my tree are mainly from the Mississippi Region but I do have some that have relocated to Louisiana. The Marlar name is my brick wall. This is my mom's mom and I can't find anything past her. The Feroben name is my dad's side. I grew up never knowing who he was, I only met him once when I was 10, we were going to his ex-father-in-law's funeral; (I called the fil Uncle Ted). I gather most of this information from my half-brother.