Thanks Beverly. I was wondering if that might be the case. Can you give me an idea of exactly which court records I should be looking in? This is not a resource type that I am familiar with. I currently live in Texas, but my parents are in VA, so I may be able to get them to do some research, but I have to be able to tell them exactly what they are looking for! Thanks! Sara Gredler Sara Gredler sarakg@yepmail.net http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~sarakath/ > > Message: 1 > Date: Wed, 24 Oct 2007 06:58:08 -0400 > From: "Beverly Merritt" <beverlym@swva.net> > Subject: Re: [VAFRANKL] 1878 Newspaper in Franklin? > To: <vafrankl@rootsweb.com> > Message-ID: <000601c8162c$c41aec50$3b492542@PC349024792218> > Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1"; > reply-type=original > > Hi Sara, Unfortunately there are no old papers for Franklin County > for that > time period, unless someone, somewhere might have a stray copy. > The only > papers we have on microfilm begin about the 1940s. The Library of > Virginia > has a newspaper project and you might contact them to see if they > have one > for that time. > > If he was murdered there should be something in the court records > about > that. Beverly > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Sara Gredler" <sarakg@yepmail.net> > To: <VAFRANKL-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Tuesday, October 23, 2007 10:19 PM > Subject: [VAFRANKL] 1878 Newspaper in Franklin? > > >> I am looking for a newspaper article and/or other records regarding >> my great-great-great grandfather, Haden H. WILLIAMS. He was listed >> in the Franklin County Death records with a death date of 18 October >> 1878. The cause of death was listed as "murdered". >> >> He was born about 1845 in Franklin county, the son of James WILLIAMS >> and Clarissa RICHARDS. He married 20 September 1865 in Franklin >> county, Lucy Ellen HOLT, daughter of James Edmond HOLT and Mary >> "Polly" HUFF. >> >> Any help would be appreciated! >> >> Thanks, >> Sara Gredler >> >> >> Sara Gredler sarakg@yepmail.net >> http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~sarakath/ >> >>