> > Hi Robert, I am so happy that things have taken an upturn in your life, and > you are still out there! I always wondered what happened. From your > newsletter, I figured out once that you are about the same age as one of my > middle kids (of 8 born between 1957 and 1970). I wish just ONE of them was > interested in family history. Am so sorry that you have suffered personal > setbacks and losses, and truly hope that each day will get better and better > for you. > Anyway, I think the older we get, the more forgiving we become of the > human condition (each of us capable of fallacies in all avenues). My sister > and I have known for years that there are generation gaps above our great > great grandfather James Rainwater (father of Jacob C.) but like everyone else, > have never been able to find "solid proof". We have to keep remembering that > the people back in those days were often illiterate, lived way out in the > boonies, were busy from early a.m. until late p.m. ekeing out a living, so > just plain didn't write things down. Does anyone have a good history of > earliest Surry Co., NC? > Thanks for your efforts! Z. Ann Pettijohn > Tomlinson