Do you have a birth certificate for him? Try calling the office of vital statistics for Georgia and see if they have any information. Donna ----- Original Message ----- From: <CM41385@aol.com> To: <GEN-UNSOLVED-MYSTERIES-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, July 25, 2000 5:06 AM Subject: Joseph RICE, KY. > Hello, > > My mystery is my great grandfather, Joseph RICE. He was born in Georgia, > Feb. 20, 1874. His parents were Thomas and Mary (Mollie?) > RICE. The mystery is that on some documents, it says that he was born in > Hopkinsville, Ky., and that his father was born in Ireland, and that his > mother was Mary, born in Scotland. Then on some documents it says that he > was born in Georgia, and that his parents (Tom and Mollie) were born in Ky. > He married my great grandmother, Nancy Ermine LANE, August 23, 1903, in Flat > Lick, Ky. Joseph died on May 29, 1947, in Bell County, Ky. My mom's family > said that he was born in Georgia. They also said that his family in Georgia > had disowned him for marrying out of his faith. I am trying to find out > where he was born and about his parents and their families. > > I would appreciate any help possible. > > Thank you, > Charlotte > ~~Ohio~~ > > Thank you, > > > ==== GEN-UNSOLVED-MYSTERIES Mailing List ==== > Please consider becoming a Rootsweb contributor. > > ============================== > Ancestry.com now has more than 200,000 subscribers! To celebrate, > access to ALL of Ancestry.com will be free from July 18 to July 31! > http://www.ancestry.com/subscribe/freepromo.asp?sourcecode=A11AM > >