Just read a post about three separate Bladen County Courthouse fires which I find odd that any people should let their Courthouse Records be destroyed by fire 3 times. Didn't they take care of the peoples property? Anyway, this could be why I'm having so much difficulty researching one of my ancestors born in Bladen in the very Late 1700 or early 1800's. How long did it take to rebuild them after each fire and what years are reasonably safe to check records for or must all records be physically searched at the NC Archives in Raleigh and why would anything be there if the records all burned. Lot's of questions I know. But 3 fires seems to indicate a lack of care by the Bladen County residents. I'm sorry. Terrell Johnson