Thank you Gail!!! My cousin emailed me con contacting him. Jodi --- Gail Nestor <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi, just to clarify, his name is George McNeil > rather than George Neil. He > lives in Wilkesboro, just South of the Millers Creek > area. He does not use > e-mail, so written correspondence is the best way to > reach him. He is one > of my third cousins! > > Gail Rich Nestor > Smyrna, GA > www.roots2buds.net > > On Jan 7, 2008 9:54 PM, Jodi Friedman > <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Kathy, > > > > I just spoke with my cousin and she told me that > Mr. > > Neil will do more than cemetery. She said he got > > antother cousin of mine some other records. If you > > could email me directly with his info. Maybe he > knows > > where I can find copies of those marriages. They > might > > be on microfilm at the library. > > > > Thanks > > Jodi > > --- kathy bailey <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > Hi; > > > > > > I was told that alot of records were burned > > > because there was not enough space to store > every > > > thing, and the records that are in Wilkes co > now, > > > came from Raleigh NC Archives , , also , a > George > > > Neil has done most of the Cemeteries in Wilkes > , > > > you can get the listing by names of the Family > or > > > the name of the church cemetery , you can > double > > > check that way also, Mr. Neil and his deceased > > > wife did a wonderful job, if you need his phone > > > number , I have it , he charges a small fee for > the > > > info, Katherine Bailey in SC > > > Jodi Friedman <[email protected]> wrote: > > > The Wilkes Register of deeds told me they have > a > > > book > > > that has witnesses and bondman for the older > > > marriages. I wrote away to the archives because > one > > > is > > > older and I need to see the actual bond. It has > been > > > transcribed 2 different ways.Just because they > have > > > a > > > transcribed book doesn't mean it is correct. My > > > cousin > > > has the bond book for Wilkes, I have a different > > > marriage book than her and we go back an forth > with > > > comparing with ancestry.com's transcriptions. > Some > > > of > > > them are different from each other, so which is > > > correct???? > > > > > > I already have the dates for the newer marriages > > > with > > > witnesses but I would still like to see the > original > > > if possible. > > > > > > Thanks > > > Jodi > > > --- kathy bailey wrote: > > > > > > > Hi, They may not have copies you can buy, but > there > > > > are books in Wilkes CO, with the dates, names > , and > > > > alot of them are marriage Bonds, , Wilkes Co, > did > > > > not take very good care of records in the late > > > > 1800, Katherine Bailey > > > > > > > > Message Board Post: > > > > > > > > Does anyone know where to get copies of > marriage > > > > records between 1869-1902. The NC Archives > only has > > > > up 1868. I called the Wilkes Register of Deeds > and > > > > they told me that they only have copies of > marriages > > > > from 1902 and up. I need to get marriages from > > > 1899 and 1900. Thanks > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email > to [email protected] with the word > 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and > the body of the message > ____________________________________________________________________________________ Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it now. http://mobile.yahoo.com/;_ylt=Ahu06i62sR8HDtDypao8Wcj9tAcJ