This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.northcarolina.counties.bertie/1814.1.1.1.1.1.1.1.2.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Yes, they are both alive today and the ages given should be current. I cant seem to obtain a birth certificate for my great grandmother Sarah Smallwood (born 1921-1924) and I do not know my grandfather George Ruffin. They both currently live in Bertie now.