http://www.rootsweb.com/~nebuffal/jeffcomo/index.htm has the 1888 Goodspeed's History of Jefferson County. The Sheriffs are listed under Political and Official. There's no Ballou listed there. Mona On Tue, 17 Apr 2001 20:55:03 -0700 wgoodwin@isat.com (William Goodwin) writes: > Hello List: Can anyone tell me anything about a Barry Ballou who was > reportedly the Jefferson Co. Sheriff for a long time? I'm especially > interested in his wife and family and time period.I think it must > have been in the 1850-1860's. Any info at all will be greatly > appreciated. Edna ________________________________________________________________ GET INTERNET ACCESS FROM JUNO! Juno offers FREE or PREMIUM Internet access for less! Join Juno today! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/tagj.