Marlene; Have you attempted to start with Mathew Ricketts and come downward looking for your John Henry? Mathew was a soldier in the revolutionary war from Amherst County and in 1810 had 4 boys in that census. John Ellis and John W both served during the civil war from Va. BH Staunton Va (Ricketts are not a subject of my research - just remember the name). ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, October 19, 2006 10:12 PM Subject: [VAAMHERS] Research Trip > Thanks to all of you for your suggestions for my recent trip to Amherst. > The Historical Museum was terrific and the people so nice. The library > in > Lynchburg was very helpful, also. I am afraid I did not find my > ancestor, John > Henry Ricketts, but I will keep plugging away! Thanks so much for all > the > tips - it is a lovely area of VA., especially this time of year. > Happy Hunting, > Marlene Avery > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >