In deleting my emails, I see that in error I didn't send this to the list like I thought I had! I apologize and hope this helps not only Kathie, but others as well. Kathie et al: http://loricase.com/CDs/cdlist.html is a listing of CDs owned by "rooters" (persons who use rootsweb) and there may be someone on the list with a cd for the census years suggested by Betsy French. You have to click through 3 messages before you get to the list but they are fast! The home site of Lori Hoffman (loricase) is http://loricase.com/CDs/cdlist.html whereon she has a multitude of reference links, including a very valuable one called Books We Own - it is perhaps 2/3 of the way down her page. But both of these are sites that anyone may wish to save as a favorite or bookmark. On this link the line that says Part 1. Genealogy CDs available...will take you to the first link I gave you. Hope you get some help from someone. Tosca Dick and Betsy French wrote: Maybe someone will do a Saunders lookup for you in the 1860 and/or 1870 Fairfax County census; if John married at the usual age, you might find him there with his parents. -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Tuesday, December 18, 2001 5:50 AM To: [email protected] Subject: [VAFairfa] DECIPHERING HANDWRITING I received the Marriage License of my John F. Saunders and wife Georgiana Kitchen, married in Fairfax County, December 16, 1879, in hopes of finding the names of John's parents. The are listed, but I can not decipher the handwriting. I've tried to compare each letter of the names with other writing on the license, but it doesn't help. Does anyone have any suggestions? Kathie