Hi Terry and all, Lidge is frequently a nickname for Elijah. I hope this helps that researcher. Sandy TLTURBO@aol.com wrote: > Hi > Welcome to the group. > I looked but couldn't find any of those people. > Just a tip and mayes others can use this: > When looking for people from say the 1850's-60's forward, it is pretty easy > to find their relatives and ancestors because from about that time (varies > depending on county and state) on, death records were required to be kept. > At some point, they were required to be sent to the State Vital Records > office instead of the local County Probate Court or Health Dept. So if you > know where and when a person died, it's usually a simple matter to contact > that county or state and ask for a copy of the death certificate. It will > tell that persons date and place of birth and USUALLY will name the mother > and father and their places of birth. > > Then with the EXACT date and place of death, find out who in that county has > microfilm records of the local newspaper obits. Those are extremely helpful > because they will usually name the persons parents, place and date of birth, > but ALSO the names of surviving siblings and where they live. > > Once you get all the info you can back into the mid 1800's, THEN the fun > really begins. HA HA > > Let me know when you get back a few more generations and maybe then I can > find a link. > > Terry Littleton (listdad) > > ==== LITTLETON Mailing List ==== > LITTLETON-L@rootsweb.com