Hello all, I'd like to know too, the answers to the questions Kit has asked. And if anyone has those answers for other counties in NC, specifically Western NC. Thanks, Arlene > Did some folks just pretend to be married? (I won't use the euphemism for > this practice). Did some folks marry but not report their marriages? Was > common-law marriage "common" at that time? This is one problem that has > befuddled me for years. Does anyone have a brilliant thought that might jog > my process and get me moving in a more fruitful direction? (I'm not > expecting miracles, but two or more heads can often be better than one!) > >

Ahhhhh, that phrase brings back memories.... My Grandmother, Deliah Harrell Yelton used to say "Two heads are better than one, even if one is a cabbage head..." Thanks for the memory, Iris Searching for ~Yelton, Harrell, Garland, Hampton, Wiseman, Baker, Hutchins, etc.