Does anyone know if there were certain court records giving the mother custody in the case of illegitimate births? I am specifically talking about West Virginia, 1901. I am searching for the father who isn't listed in any of the census records. Pat

Patricia, I don't know of anything giving custody to the mother of an illegitimate child, but hte courts often required a bastardy bond from the father guaranteeing support of the child. There is a book on Google Books called The Encyclopedic Digest of Virginia and West Virginia Reports, page 656  that explains it. Dawn Carlile ----- Original Message ----- From: "Patricia Kinzie" <pat.kinzie@gmail.com> To: transitional-genealogists-forum@rootsweb.com Sent: Wednesday, November 21, 2012 11:38:14 AM Subject: [TGF] Illegitimate Births Does anyone know if there were certain court records giving the mother custody in the case of illegitimate births?  I am specifically talking about West Virginia, 1901.  I am searching for the father who isn't listed in any of the census records. Pat The Transitional Genealogists List was created to provide a supportive environment for genealogists to learn best practices as they transition to professional level work. Please respect the kind intentions of this list. ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to TRANSITIONAL-GENEALOGISTS-FORUM-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Dawn, Which edition, volume or publication year? There seem to be several by that title. -- Elissa Elissa Scalise Powell, CG, CGL www.PowellGenealogy.com www.GRIPitt.org CG, Certified Genealogist, CGL, and Certified Genealogical Lecturer are Service Marks of the Board for Certification of Genealogists, used under license by board certificants after periodic evaluations by the Board and the board name is a trademark registered in the US Patent and Trademark Office. > -----Original Message----- > From: On Behalf Of Dawn Carlile > Sent: Wednesday, November 21, 2012 4:15 PM > > I don't know of anything giving custody to the mother of an illegitimate child, but the > courts often required a bastardy bond from the father guaranteeing support of the child. > There is a book on Google Books called The Encyclopedic Digest of Virginia and West > Virginia Reports, page 656 that explains it.