Reason for asking is that my cousin went to Fauquier County to search for the death certificate of our ancestor William T. Turner, but he could find no death record. The clerk advised him that the records were destroyed from fire some time between 1861 and 1865. William's real estate was assessed in March 1865, December 1865, and February 1866. My cousin gives 1865 as an approximate date of William's death. The children were orphaned in 1870 by two different families: Feagins and Flynn. On Wed, 3 Mar 2004 19:14:19 EST MRCACG@aol.com writes: I know of no such destruction of records for Fauquier County. Does anyone else? Margaret R. Amundson, CGsm is a service mark of the Board for Certification of Genealogists, used under license by Board-certified associates after periodic proficiency evaluations.
The courthouse in Warrenton did burn, according to the website at: http://www.geocities.com/Wellesley/Garden/1077/wow1.html "Warrenton's premier landmark, the Old Courthouse, is patterned after the 1854 courthouse destroyed by fire." Pat Duncan p.duncan@worldnet.att.net jeanbout@juno.com wrote: > Reason for asking is that my cousin went to Fauquier County > to search for the death certificate of our ancestor William T. > Turner, but he could find no death record. The clerk advised him > that the records were destroyed from fire some time between > 1861 and 1865. William's real estate was assessed in > March 1865, December 1865, and February 1866. My cousin > gives 1865 as an approximate date of William's death. The children > were orphaned in 1870 by two different families: Feagins and > Flynn. > > On Wed, 3 Mar 2004 19:14:19 EST MRCACG@aol.com writes: > I know of no such destruction of records for Fauquier County. Does anyone > else? > > Margaret R. Amundson, CGsm is a service mark of the Board for > Certification of Genealogists, used under license by Board-certified > associates after periodic proficiency evaluations. > > > ==== VAFAUQUI Mailing List ==== > Visit the Fauquier County USGenWeb Home Page! > http://www.rootsweb.com/~vafauqui/fqva.htm > Be sure to bookmark it!!! > >