Thanks, for this information and detail! I was glad to have the Grandfather Book abstracts to read from the bulletin, but I would also like to take a look at the actual entries when I visit Wilkes County next. Is this book in good condition? Has it been microfilmed? I just want to see it preserved for future generations. I have visited the Wilkes Community College a few times now and I am glad they have a bunch of county records on microfilm. It seems that the courthouse ships the originals to the NC Archives very quickly (at least as compared with Georgia, where all the old books are still at the courthouse, and only the microfilm of the pages is at the archives.). I understand the library in N. Wilkesboro also has some microfilmed records, but have not yet had time to see what is there. Is there an inventory of the microfilm holdings I might be able to see? I do have the published book list, but those original records are my favorite! I have several ancestors who died in the mid to late 1800s without a will, but I am hoping to still find information in the probate records (inventories, estate sales, administrators bonds, etc.). Thanks for any more information you can provide. I have to plan all my genealogy trips very carefully to make every minute of research count! Gail Rich Nestor Smyrna, Georgia www.roots2buds.net On 10/8/06, Wilma Jean Reynolds <jeanreynolds@wilkes.net> wrote: > Permanent Roll of Registered Voters 1902-1908 called the "Grandfather Book" > is located in the Register of Deeds Office in the Wilkes Co. Courthouse. > The third column is the name of the direct male ancestor, (claimed by person > registering to vote), to have been eligible to vote prior to 1867. The > relationship was usually father, or grandfather. If person registering was > eligeble to vote prior to 1867, it may read, voter himself, or just his name > may be listed again. When name is the same, take note of the age of > applicant, was he 21 years, or older in 1867? If he was younger and the name > is the same, it means he has the same name as his ancestor. When this > column is left blank, it is assumed the applicant proved he could read and > write. The law was that a person had to be able to write, and read any > section of the Constitution in the English language, or was the direct > descendant of a person who had been eligible to vote pior to 1867. > The next column is the state where the ancestor was eligible to vote prior > to 1867. > The next column is the date which applicant registered to vote. > Registeration ran from 1902 until 30 Nov. 1908. > Wilma Jean Reynolds > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Gail Rich Nestor" <gail.nestor@gmail.com> > To: <NCWILKES@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Saturday, October 07, 2006 6:12 PM > Subject: [NCWILKES] Grandfather Book > > > > Hi, I was reading back through some 2004 issues of the Wilkes > > Genealogical Society bulletins, and came across my great-grandfather's > > name. Can someone tell me (1) where the original Grandfather Book now > > resides (it is still in the courthouse?), and what the columns for the > > data below mean? > > > > Marcus L. Gilreath, 38, Alexander Gilreath, NC, 10-18-02 > > > > I know the first two represent voter's name and age. Is the third > > column for either father or grandfather (whoever was registered to > > vote in 1850)? Is the next column for birthplace of relative or for > > something else? The last column I assume is [19]02 - right? That's > > the date the first-named person was registered to vote - right? > > > > Is there anything else I can glean from this entry? If both the > > person's father and grandfather were prior registered voters, did the > > current voter just pick the closest one (i.e. father)? > > > > Some additional history would be great. I read the brief summary in > > one of the bulletins, but if there is additional information out in > > cyberland or elsewhere, I would like to read it. > > > > Thanks! > > Gail > > > > -- > > Gail Rich Nestor > > Smyrna, Georgia > > www.roots2buds.net > > > > ------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > > NCWILKES-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to NCWILKES-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > -- Gail Rich Nestor Smyrna, Georgia www.roots2buds.net