Could Melda's mother Serenia be the daughter (b abt 1852) of Thomas Grigsby Ritchie & Keziah Smith? Anyone else know who these people are? Thanks, Dona Ritchie ============= In a message dated 5/31/04 3:08:31 PM, LyndaCGKyCol@aol.com writes: << MELDA RITCHIE Date 530528 Age 070 Place PERRY Residence PERRY Volume 027 Cert 13243 Deathvol 53 Name: Melda RITCHIE Female, White, Married Age: 70 years Occupation: Housewife Place of Death: Home at Bonnyman, Perry Co. Ky. Birth Date: 28 April 1883 Place of Birth: Kentucky Father: John FIELDS Mother: Serenia RITCHIE Informant: Joe RITCHIE Death Date: 2 Nov 1953 Cause of Death: Probable Heart desease Signed: Hanibol Shocky, Coroner Perry Co. Ky. Burial Place: Ritchie Family Cem. Undertaker: Engles Funeral Home, Hazard, Ky. Transcribed by Lynda Combs Gipson, 31 May 2004 >>