Many of us who monitor the CATAWBA WEST web site enjoy sharing our bits of history with others who are working on information about their early family members, however we do expect to receive a "Thank You" just to let us know that you did in fact receive the message which we took time to send you the message. It really makes me feel good when someone sends me a "Thank You". I am thankful on this day expecially for the many friendships which I have cultivated merely from one simple "thank you". Hope each of you will have a "Blessed Thanksgiving and Christmas Season". You can not recognize this Santa this Christmas. He has removed his snow white whiskers because there was not enough requests for his presence to justify living with long hot whiskers through the summer months. The best of everything for you and Yours through this season. Pat Caswell Cloninger 1729 Brentwood Drive, Newton, North Carolina -----Original Message----- From: Anita C Aldrich [mailto:ladyfriendly@juno.com] Sent: Tuesday, November 23, 2004 7:40 PM To: CATAWBA-WEST-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [CATAWBA-WEST] Elizabeth Starr Fry and Elizabeth Smith Now that I have determined for sure that the marriage record of Elizabeth Stark and Philip Fry is Elizabeth Starr, I'm wondering if there is a death and burial record. I checked the Catawba cemetary index and find an Elizabeth Fry buried in Old St. Paul's. Does anyone have a copy of the cemetary book or can you tell me if it's available in the Lincoln or Newton libraries? Since I've never visited the cemetary, maybe I'll go this weekend. Can anyone give me directions - from 321? Does anyone know the parents of this Elizabeth Smith - bound to Jacob Starr? I checked the bastardy bonds and guardian papers in Raleigh, but didn't find anything. >From the Court of Pleas & Quarter Sessions Lincoln County, North Carolina 1809 January-1812 October - Pg 53: July 1810 -- "Ordered that Elizabeth Smith about four years & six months old be bound unto Jacob Starr who is to give her one year schooling & $20.00 worth of suitable property when of age." Thanks!!! Anita ==== CATAWBA-WEST Mailing List ==== ==== CATAWBA-WEST Mailing List ==== Sharing info on the region West of the Catawba River, NC For further info, see http://www.rootsweb.com/~nccatawb/ Our thanks to RootsWeb for hosting this list and web page