Sharon, for what it's worth............. [Source: "The Story of Frederick County", "The Occasion is the 250th anniversary of Frederick County, which was chartered on December 21, 1738", 1989 Sam Lehman, Editor, Chapter 10 authored by S. Roger Koontz, Government] "Frederick County began operation when our first 'bench of judges' took the oath of office November 11, 1743." Happy Hunting. Flo. ----- F Day <[email protected]> Winchester, VA, USA ICQ uin 18874402 Mailing List Moderator The Genealogy Help Network http://ghn.genealogy.org -----Original Message----- From: Sharon Banzhoff <[email protected]> To: [email protected] <[email protected]> Date: Friday, January 15, 1999 8:09 PM Subject: Eastern District??? >This was sent to me by another researcher on his Tomlinson line. Would >anyone know where the "Eastern District" is located and he is right in that >WV did not become a state until 6/20/1863 so it would have still been VA? > >Sharon B. > > >"Yesterday I looked up John Tomlinson in the Virginia 1850 CD-ROM (GRS now >Brodebund) and the printout said "Eastern District" page 092 West Virginia. >We >all know there wasn't a W. Virginia until the Civil War. There were other >names but in "Dist 24". I went to Hampshire Co., VA film # 948 (Halifax & >Hampshire) but could NOT 1) find any "Eastern District" or 2)any page 092 >on >that film. I searched 1850 Virginia AISI Index book for Tomlinson, John in >Hampshire Co., VA but found none. > So bottom line is where do I find "Eastern District" page 092 and on which >film?? > > >==== OLD-FREDERICK-CO-VA Mailing List ==== >NOTICE: >Posting of virus warnings, test messages, chain letters, >political announcements, current events, items for sale, >personal messages, flames, etc. is NOT ALLOWED and will >be grounds for immediate removal and exclusion from this >mailing list. For comments or list administration questions, >please contact mailto:[email protected]