Here is the answer to (nonsubscriber) Darlene's question to me yesterday about the possible destruction of Anderson County courthouse files in the past due to fires. Thanks, Shelby, for your very useful information. I'm sending it on to the whole list because I doubt that many of us were aware of this, and it will be a good addition to the list archives. Birchell Coslow > Subject: Re: [KYANDERS-L] [Fwd: Anderson Co] > Date: Fri, 19 Mar 1999 05:55:18 EST > From: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > > In a message dated 3/19/99 12:44:21 AM Eastern Standard Time, > [email protected] writes: > > << I am trying to find out what 2 years Anderson county records were > destroyed. > The two dates that I am finding is 25 Oct 1859 and 13 Jan 1915. Do you know > if > these are correct? > >> > > Darlene: > The Anderson County Courthouse has suffered from two fires. The first being > the 26th of October 1859, and the other on the 13th of January 1915. The only > records destroyed in these fires were: Order Book D and Mortgage Book B. > Sincerely, > Shelby Williams >