Try Blue Ridge Turnpike Fincastle, Va --- Robin Poeschek <robinpoeschek@shaw.ca> wrote: > Oh my I must be having a senior moment - I've tried > your suggestion Rena and > am not finding Blue Ridge Turnpike in Botetourt Co, > VA. This is what > happened to me yesterday - the closest I came was > the "census designated > place" on Wikipedia. Oh well, tomorrow I am going > back to the FHC and will > order the film for deeds - surely the deeds will > have more specific > information on their location. I HOPE!! :-) > > Thank you for your reply and help!! > > Robin Poeschek > > -----Original Message----- > From: vaboteto-bounces@rootsweb.com > [mailto:vaboteto-bounces@rootsweb.com] > On Behalf Of Rena Worthen > Sent: Wednesday, November 07, 2007 3:23 AM > To: vaboteto@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [VABOTETO] location help > > Check on www.mapquest.com > Key in Blue Ridge Turnpike > You should find what you need. > Rena > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Robin Poeschek" <robinpoeschek@shaw.ca> > To: <vaboteto@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Tuesday, November 06, 2007 11:01 PM > Subject: [VABOTETO] location help > > > > Dear List, > > > > > > > > I've been trying to determine where in Botetourt > Co my great, great > > grandfather and his family lived during the years > 1845 - 1861. > > > > > > > > My ancestor was John Click b. 1815 married to > Sarah Miller b. 1820 both > > from > > Rockingham Co. I have them in the census for the > years 1850 and 1860 > > living > > in Botetourt County. Unfortunately, the census > lists the location as > > District 8 and then nothing is written on the > other. I thought to look in > > the tax lists hoping for a location and ordered a > film from the Family > > History Library - "Personal Property Tax Lists > 1783 - 1851" I ordered > > 1838 - > > 1848 and 1849 - 1851. > > > > > > > > The tax lists were divided between two men and my > ancestor shows up on the > > list of John T. Wilson, Commissioner. At the end > of 1845 on the last page > > it > > says, "..amount of capital stock in the Fincastle > and Blue Ridge turnpike > > $8000". > > > > > > > > So I am assuming that John Wilson's area was > between Fincastle and Blue > > Ridge turnpike. I've tried to figure out > where/what Blue Ridge turnpike is > > and found a Wikipedia entry that says it is a > "census designated place". I > > am not finding a Blue Ridge, Botetourt Co and am > turning to the list for > > any > > help or suggestions. > > > > > > > > Robin Poeschek > > > > Kamloops BC > > > > > > > > . > > > > > > > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > The Second Sunday in each month will set aside for > a "Brick Wall" Roll > > Call. Please always put the surname you seek in > the subject and tell us > > something about your Brick Wall person. > > To contact Listowner: > > Rena Worthen doreatr@rbnet.com > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > ------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email > to > > VABOTETO-request@rootsweb.com with the word > 'unsubscribe' without the > > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > The Second Sunday in each month will set aside for a > "Brick Wall" Roll Call. > Please always put the surname you seek in the > subject and tell us something > about your Brick Wall person. > To contact Listowner: > Rena Worthen doreatr@rbnet.com > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email > to > VABOTETO-request@rootsweb.com with the word > 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.5.503 / Virus Database: 269.15.24/1115 - > Release Date: 07/11/2007 > 9:21 AM > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > The Second Sunday in each month will set aside for a > "Brick Wall" Roll Call. Please always put the > surname you seek in the subject and tell us > something about your Brick Wall person. > To contact Listowner: > Rena Worthen doreatr@rbnet.com > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email > to VABOTETO-request@rootsweb.com with the word > 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and > the body of the message > Please varify Receipt of this letter by replying to me doreatr@rbnet.com or doreatr@yahoo.com __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com