Hi All, I have two questions today; 1. Can anyone describe the area of Lincoln County that became Catawba County? 2. What does the term "sci fa " mean? (Found in civil and court records.) Any help is appreciated. Thanks, Rosemary Moore

"Sci fa" is an abbreviation for the Latin "scire facias", meaning "in practice". Normally when a person failed to appear in court a sci fa was issued, requiring the person against whom it was issued to come to court and show cause why the other party should not have the advantage. ----- Original Message ----- From: Rosemary Moore <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, July 01, 2000 3:09 PM Subject: [Catawba-West] Re: Lincoln that became Catawba Co > Hi All, > I have two questions today; > 1. Can anyone describe the area of Lincoln County that became Catawba County? > 2. What does the term "sci fa " mean? (Found in civil and court records.) > > Any help is appreciated. > Thanks, > Rosemary Moore > > > ==== CATAWBA-WEST Mailing List ==== > Your donations to RootsWeb makes CATAWBA-WEST possible. > RootsWeb Gen. Data Coop. Box 6798 Frazier Park, CA 93222 > http://www.rootsweb.com/rootsweb/how-to-subscribe.html > >