This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/DU.2ADE/469 Message Board Post: Looking for information on early Wilcox County deeds. My great great grandfather was Jesse Council Bethea. One index book that I viewed through the LDS microfilm records stated that his deed was filed in drawer 30. When I contacted the Wilcox County courthouse they stated that their deeds aren't filed using a drawer system. Has anyone researched Wilcox County deeds and know if they converted from a drawer file system and where this deed may be located? If I can provide the location to the courthouse personnel then I can secure a copy of the deed. I am hopeful that it may contain the name of his spouse. Also does anyone knows if death records exist for the period 1835-1836. My great great grandfather Jesse Council Bethea appartently died in late 1835 or early 1836. Minutes from probate court records show that his brother in law Ausborn Henry was appointed as adminstrator of his estate on 2 May 1836 so he must have died late 1835 or early 1836. Any help would be appreciated.