At 02:21 PM 3/14/2000 EST, you wrote: >I am new to the list and I need to know where in Martin County is the best >place to write for probate records that happened in 1855? >I am looking for probate on William Fish who died 18 Jan. 1855 in Martin >County. As near as I can tell he was living with his son Hiram Fish. If >anyone has any information on the Fish family I would very much like to hear >from them. Hi, Roberta... Here are all the Fish from the 1870 census: Surname/Given Age POB TWP Census Page Fish Leandre C 32 IN Columbia 315 Fish Julia A 27 IN Columbia 315 Fish Kate E 10 IN Columbia 315 Fish Martha L 9 IN Columbia 315 Fish William 50 IN Perry 388 Fish Lavina 56 KY Perry 388 Fish Sarah J 20 IN Perry 388 Here are some [perhaps] useful numbers for Martin Co.: Loogootee Public Library (812) 295-3713 410 N Line St. Loogootee, IN 47553 Shoals Public Library (812) 247-3838 PO Box 909 Shoals, IN 47581 County Clerk's Office (812) 247-3651 Evelyn County Auditor (812) 247-3731 Michael I remind the list that I have made an all-names index to the 1870 federal census for Martin County, and am willing to do modest lookups. John Ragle