Karen and List, A couple of, hopefully, helpful reminders. The Charlotte/Mecklenburg Public Library Carolina Room has placed the Mecklenburg Cemetery Index on their web page. Identified cemeteries are exempt from property taxes and marked as such on the GIS Tax maps page. (The Drake Apts. tax parcel ID is 21323102) Links to both sites may be found on the NCMECKLE main page at www.rootsweb.com/~ncmeckle . Also, the 1850 Mecklenburg census abstract is an excellent source for identification of slaveowners for that time period. The book may be obtained from sources listed on the main NCMECKLE page. Paul Buckley