No, I have not yet. Didn't know about it until I just saw your note. He had better hang on, he has mail coming now! Thanks very much for your note. Ron Presley --- JVRudd@aol.com wrote: > Hi Guys, > Found the following on a Roots Web database and > remembered some people > interested in Rudd's over in Salyersville, KY. > Sounds like Mark Hammons, who > posted this, has quite a collection of southern > Rudds. Ron, have you e-mailed > him about your J.W.G. Rudd? Maybe he has an > answer! > Van Rudd > Ann Arbor, MI > > ------------------------Original > Posting------------------ > County Jailers named Rudd > > Posted by Mark Hammons <mrhammon@zoomnet.net> > on Sun, 04 Jun 2000, in > response to Rudds of Salyersville, KY, posted > by Janet Rudd Melendez on Sat, > 03 Jun 2000 > > Surname: RUDD > > Leota Rudd Keeton's father, Allen D. Rudd was > Magoffin Co. jailer starting in > the 1890's. In the 1900 Magoffin Co. census, > A.D. Rudd is listed as the > county jailer. In the Magoffin Co. Court > orders, Allen Rudd's son, John Boyd > Rudd, was appointed Deputy jailer in 1898. > Allen Rudd's brother, David Rudd, > was Magoffin Co. jailer around the 1920's. > Exactly how long either of these > men served as jailer, I don't know. > James and Dorcas Rudd were Allen and David's > parents. They came to White Oak, > along what is now the Morgan/Magoffin Co. line > about 1854. They came from > Tazewell Co., VA. Dorcas' maiden name was > Payne. I have been unable to find > anything further on her family. James Rudd's > parents were Archiblad and Nancy > Woosley Rudd. I have info on the Rudd family > going back to the late 1600's in > Chesterfield Co., VA. > - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- > -- > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get Yahoo! Mail � Free email you can access from anywhere! http://mail.yahoo.com/