I have done many look-ups in the past for individuals but in doing so I "always give the author's name and tell them the book is available for purchase". I feel that this is free advertisement for the person who has went to the trouble to gather the info from public records and put into book form for those of us who can't always go to the courthouses to do our research. I also limit the info I give out, telling the individual that there is more but my time is limited, and by doing this they will usually ask where they can purchase the book I know that if I have someone do a look-up for me I ask if the book is available for purchase and by doing this I have over the years acquired a nice little library of my own. As for books on census, many counties have on their archive websites census records available. More and more public records are being made available via the net. I still like to try to get to a courthouse to get copies of documents to back up my research but sometimes it is not always an option. Bev Thomas Surnames in Franklin Co.: JAMES; RADFORD; SMITH; STOVER; MCGHEE; HIXON/HICKSON