In the online database for "Monroe County Marks & Brands 1831-1870" I found a listing in 1834 for Augustus Creed. I believe him to be an direct ancestor and wish to find further information on the mark or brand. Can someone familiar with the records in Monroe county inform me to the best method and which resources to check so that I may get information about this brand and hopefully a picture of it. Thank you very much for your time and efforts. David Bilow david.w.bilow@boeing.com
When I found my ancestor on the list I called the Recorder and told her what I wanted. At first she laughed and said they didn't have anything like that but she'd call back if she found anything. About 15 minutes later she called and said she found it and would mail me a copy of it. What I got was a description of the way he ear-marked his animals, which was a slit in each ear and an underbit in each ear. If you go to this website it will show you what that looks like. http://doacs.state.fl.us/ai/brand9.htm Kevin ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bilow, David W" <david.w.bilow@boeing.com> To: <MOMONROE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, August 20, 2003 4:08 PM Subject: [MOMONROE] Marks & Brands for Augustus Creed > In the online database for "Monroe County Marks & Brands 1831-1870" I found a listing in 1834 for Augustus Creed. I believe him to be an direct ancestor and wish to find further information on the mark or brand. Can someone familiar with the records in Monroe county inform me to the best method and which resources to check so that I may get information about this brand and hopefully a picture of it. Thank you very much for your time and efforts. > > David Bilow > david.w.bilow@boeing.com > > > > > ==== MOMONROE Mailing List ==== > Rhonda Smith list manager > momonroe-admin@rootsweb.com > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.504 / Virus Database: 302 - Release Date: 7/24/03