This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/jAB.2ACI/1843.2.1.1.1.1.1 Message Board Post: Hi Anna. Thanks for your reply. I corresponded with Jerry a few years ago. However, I must state that there is no reason to believe that Thomas died in 1869. I have the deed dated 1869 that you mentioned. Indeed, it does state that she was the administrator of her husband "Thomas's" estate; but that certainly doesn't imply that he died that year. Eliza sold the land in 1869, and she states that she has the right to sell it because she is the administrator of his estate. According to a great grand child of Thomas (who died just a few years ago), Thomas fought, and was killed during the Civil War. I would need something other than this deed to convince me that he didn't die until 1869. Thanks again for your response. Your cousin, Rex