I have recently found my ggg-grandmother in the new LDS Familysearch site--someone I thought I would never find. The information (undocumented) that is given is that Amanda Root was born September 28, 1818, in Granville, Licking Co., to Noble Root and Damaris Barrett Root. I have explored the Licking County web site and see that there was a court house fire in 1875. I'm hoping some of you experienced in researching in Licking County can help. Is there any other source out there for proving that Amanda is their daughter? Her mother died before Amanda was 2 and there were numerous older brothers and sisters. Perhaps she (and other children) were raised by someone other than the father. Prior to finding this information my only information on Amanda was a marriage record from Preble County for her and John Melville Crabb on May 17, 1838. He was a Presbyterian minister and they lived in Williams County. Amanda died Jan. 1, 1848. The information given in the ancestral file on the Familysearch site says John Middleton Crabb, which is incorrect. There was a John Middleton Crabb in the family, but he was not the minister. When exploring the Licking county web pages, I did find cemetery records documenting death and burials for several members of the Root family, but Amanda was buried in a little country church graveyard in Williams county. Any help or suggestions on where to look next would be most welcome. Thank you in advance. Arlene