Sent: Monday, September 12, 2005 12:32 PM Mitzi wrote: Paul, you may do a service to some on the VA list to mention checking estate settlements in court records as an excellent source of info. I have found children absent from the list due to either their departure to another state or the fact they have passed away. If the kids aren't at the sale there is a reason. (I found an unknown daughter this way. She wasn't mentioned in the will as she was married and the will dealt with placement of underage children....but boy she was there when her father's possession were sold.! Also most of the participants are either kin or neighbors...giving a larger picture of the scene. Mitzie Preston