Have you tried to see if that county has their guardianship bonds and county court orders microfilmed? Probably you could get some clues that way. Or perhaps a local researcher there would look for you? Mamie -----Original Message----- From: Cynthia_Dicken@mail.amsinc.com <Cynthia_Dicken@mail.amsinc.com> To: BREEDLOVE-L@rootsweb.com <BREEDLOVE-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Friday, December 18, 1998 9:28 AM Subject: Re: [BREEDLOVE-L] SC >I've posted this before but I thought I might post again. I'm still >looking for any information on a male child named Jasper P. Snider born >somewhere in TN around 1857. By age 3, he somehow came to be living with >Jacob Breedlove born abt 1827 in SC and Barbra (probably his wife?). This >information is from 1860 Walker County GA census. The child shows up again >in the 1870 Walker County GA census as Jasper P. Breedlove (may have been >adopted) and is living with Elisha Breedlove b.1826 in SC. The child, >Jasper P., is my gggrandfather. He married Sarah Avans and moved to >Jackson County AL by the 1880 census records. I'm hoping he might show up >in someone else's line, especially the SC Breedloves. We also know that >Jasper had a sister named Bettie that was born in SC about 1850, never >married, and died in Chattanooga, Hamilton Co., TN on or about 13 March >1927. We think that maybe his mother might have been born a Breedlove and >married a Snider (or Snyder), but we don't have any records to go by since >we can't find any information on the parents or siblings of Elisha or Jacob >Breedlove. Family story has it that Jasper and Bettie didn't know who >their parents were, but Jasper thought his dad was called "Jake", which >would possibly fit with the Jacob and Barbra Breedlove family information. >Any help you might offer would be appreciated. > >Thanks, >Cindy Breedlove Dicken >