VIRGINIA MARRIAGE BONDS: RICHMOND CITY, VOL.I, by Anne Waller Reddy and Andrew Lewis Riffe, IV (Staunton VA: McClure, c. 1960) contains the following marriage: 23 December 1846: John Richard ELAM, orphan of Richard ELAM of Chesterfield, to Elizabeth JONES, ward of J. D. HARGROVE. The book offers no further information, but having the date could allow a search of other Richmond records. This is not my direct line, but I would appreciate hearing from anyone who knows more about their children or about Elizabeth's parents. I'm sure there are a zillion Elizabeth Joneses, but not many of them would be wards of J. D. Hargrove. Laura Keyes Perry keyesperry@aol.com