Hello Everyone, I am in Joplin, MO, taking care of family business. I drove THROUGH Todd County, KY on November 11, which sadly was Veterans Day. The side trip off of I-64 was a last minute thought when I realized if I got up early that morning I could maybe do some research, but forgot it was Veterans Day. I had planned to return to VA on Wednesday, but I caught some awful stomach flu bug and was down for a few days. I am probably going to have a chance to go back through Todd County next week on Tuesday or Wednesday. I am particularly interested in looking for any probate papers/circuit court cases, etc., that would provide documentation that my gg grandfather Moses Hurt Shelton who died in Lawrence County Missouri in 1869, was indeed the son of Coleman Shelton. I know that they, Moses & Coleman, are next door to each other on tax list in Todd Co. KY ca 1840 that I found at DAR in Washington, D.C. Coleman is said to be the son of Beverly Shelton and Ann Coleman, grandson of Crispin and Letitia ?? (FYI, a highly-qualified Montague researcher thinks she's probably a Paine/Payne for alot of reasons.). (Yes, I know that both Coleman and his son Moses married Shelton cousins carrying that surname, descendants of Beverly's siblings Gabriel and Vincent.) My gg grandfather Coleman (I believe) is 75 years old in the 1850, District 2, Todd Co. KY census, in household #417 of N. (???) C. Shelton, and a number of other Sheltons. Household #413 is that of a William P. (???) Shelton, wife Lettus, and several children, including another Coleman. The census taker had very stylized letters. I am curious if any of you have ever researched for Coleman (or extensively for other Sheltons) in Todd Co. I am hoping someone can also tell me the location of District 2 in Todd County, and advise me on research pitfalls/suggestions. Such as is there a local library worth a visit. I am also interested if there might be a chance that he died in Logan County, as opposed to Todd County. I actually (fear) he probably had already distributed his assets to his children before death, and there was no need for probate, but don't know this. Any suggestions would be appreciated. I will be unhooking my computer (no laptop) early Sunday night, so if any of you have suggestions I'd very much appreciate it. If I have time, and I am told it hasn't been done, I will try to collect any Shelton probate files in the early part of Todd County that I run across. Thanks so much in advance. Best regards, Janet (Baugh) Hunter