This is written August 12, 1999 and gives the list some information about sources of information in Louisa County for the given surnames. It was written as a response to a query by Vivien Andrews, and is a copy of the snail-mail letter I have sent to her. Contact her if you have information on any of these surnames. Thanks, from Keith. Vivien A. Andrews RR 1, Box 22 Cimarron, NM 87714 Dear Vivien, The Clerk of Court employees do no research for genealogists and your letter to them has eventually worked its way around to me as a member of the Louisa County Genealogical Society. There are DANIELS probate records for Nellie E., William, Frank, Johanna, Joe, Leo and J. Frank. There are RICHARDS probate records for Richard, Margaret, Hugh, Sarah, John, Ann, R. L., Elizabeth J., Edwin M., Edith J., and Evelyn. There are ARTHUR probate records for Wm., Hugh, William L., Clifford, Anna, Richard, Shirley, Margaret, Esther E. and Stanley. You never know the size of a probate package until you look at it. The bigger ones are well over 100 pages; the smallest might contain only one paper that gives you useful information. Some offices in the courthouse charge $1 per page copied; others are less. You would have to look at the probate records to determine the age--the list I present is from the first record up to the present time. Our cemetery records for the county show 7 Daniels, 28 Richards and 26 Arthurs. Before 1900 are 5 Daniel marriages, 4 Arthur marriages and 11 Richards marriages. You can see that copying things would be very expensive! There is also a wealth of information stored in Louisa County for these surnames, and, if you are able, you should come and research in person. Many of the records have been filmed by LDS and are available on microfilm. Hope this is of help to you. Sincerely, For the Louisa County Genealogical Society 607 Hiway 61 North Wapello, IA 52653 Keith/Connie Street ckcasey@netins.net 325 Franklin Ave, Wapello, IA 52653-1515 319-523-8164