I think this should have been sent to the Law list as well, so here goes - hope it goes through. Thanks in advance for picking up any bricks you see missing! Anne ----- Original Message ----- From: Anne Mego To: BLias@aol.com Sent: Thursday, December 20, 2001 7:33 AM Subject: Re: [LAWS-L] William Laws, Whitley Co. KY Beth, Thanks for your prompt reply about your Charlie Laws. He doesn't fit my Charles' criteria. My Charles H. Laws b. 17 Jan 1844 in Illinois d. 10 April 1923 in McAlester, Pittsburgh, OK - son of Buckner Laws of West VA and Ester Underwood of Ohio. Charles was married to Nancy E. Igo, b. 31 March 1854 in Circleville, Ohio, d. 1 July 1932 in Houston, Harris, TX, bur. McAlester, Pittsburgh, OK - daughter of John Igo of Ohio and Ellen Hall of Ohio. My search of Circleville was based on Nancy Igo's place of birth. When I rechecked my map, I located Circleville in Pickaway County just above Ross County. Thank you for pointing out to me that Shelby County is quite a distance from either of these counties. (Perhaps CRS (Cranial Rust Syndrome) is setting in on this great granny's mind - I cannot remember why or where I came up with Shelby County to begin with unless I was searching for another relative there.) Again, thank you for putting me back on track. Anne ----- Original Message ----- From: BLias@aol.com To: justanz@inreach.com Sent: Thursday, December 20, 2001 5:23 AM Subject: Re: [LAWS-L] William Laws, Whitley Co. KY Hello Anne. Shelby County is some distance from Ross or Pickaway Counties which do adjoin one another. I doubt there were any border changes between Shelby and the other two counties. Charlie Laws was the son of Sophie Laws and her first husband, Liberty Thomas. He was born in Whitley County, KY on May 5, 1914. He took the name Laws when he was adopted (formally or informally) by Sophie's parents. He had a brother, Eddie U. Thomas who was adopted outside the family and took the name Walter Carrol. Charlie moved to Shelby County, Ohio with his family and to my knowledge lived his life there or nearby. Two of the Laws sons moved away; William Harvey Laws went to Rochester, NY, and Thomas (Coy) Laws moved to Florida. All of them remained in close contact with the family in Ohio. I don't know what all the Laws sons did for a living several of them were Ministers (Coy, Ancil, Everett and maybe another one). Hope this helps. Beth