Gosh, I'm delighted you are willing to help. Here are the birth records I need: Children of Thomas and Susan Hall, residents of Summitville: John Hall, about 1861 Mary E Hall, about 1864 Sarah M Hall, 1869 I do not have month or day of birth. ----- Original Message ----- From: <Eldcardav@aol.com> To: <INMADISO-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, October 02, 2000 12:38 PM Subject: [INMADISO-L] Birth records > Hi Phyllis, > Several weeks ago or shortly after you volunteered to look up birth records > for Madison Co I submitted a request. Sort of forgot about it until recently > when I notices several other people requesting assistance. Perhaps my request > got misplaced so I'm sending my original letter of request again. > Also am wondering if you are the Phyllis who works in the Indiana room at the > Anderson Libr. > > Original request on 9-21-00 > Hi Phyllis, > Thanks for the offer to look up birth records. > My Madison Co family was Asa Davis and wife Mary Jane Branson (2G > grandparenets). > Asa was in the county as early as 1838 when he filed for the last of the > public land in Washington Twp of Delaware Co IN. > He married Mary Jane in 1846 and they lived in the Anderson Twp of Madison Co > from 1847 to 1858/59. At that point the family moved to the Van Buren Twp and > lived there until 1864. Then off to Champaign Co IL. > While in Madison Co they had at least three children who lived and possible > several who may not have lived if the gap in the birth years is any > indication. > I have the approx birth year but If possible I would like the birth date of > these children. > 1. Thomas M. Davis b. abt 1849 > 2. Annie Davis b. abt 1854 > 3. Augustus F. Davis b. abt 1858 > 4. G G/D Theodore K. Davis was born 6 Nov. 1860. > > I might also ask if you folks have a family file section in the library. If > so, I would appreciate it if you could check to see if there are any Davis > families who were present in Madison Co by by about 1835. If so there may be > a clue to help me find the names of Asa's parents. > I've been trying for three years to find these names but to no avail. All I > know about Asa's youth is that he was born someplace in OH in Feb 1818. Re > his parents all I know is they were both born in NJ. > Any ideas appreciated. > > I might also add I have a more complete writ-up on the Asa Davis family and > if you think it worth while I could send it to the library for the family > files. > > All for now. > Eldon Davis