Thanks Linda but I have this information. I'm looking for Ransom prior to 1850. Shirley ----- Original Message ----- From: "Linda Lee" <celticlady39@yahoo.com> To: <valee@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, September 29, 2008 8:29 PM Subject: Re: [VALEE] Ransom Eldridge Shirley, the 1870 census of this Ransom Eldridge in VA, age 34, wife Margaret, with oldest child Alex'r S, 12, born VA, the next younger children are shown as born VA, down to Sarah A., age 4, was born KY and two children younger than she born in KY. So if this is correct, you can figure that Ransom moved to KY about 1866 or so from VA. Linda ----- Original Message ---- From: SHIRLEY ELDRIDGE-DARBY <shirley1951@verizon.net> To: VALEE@rootsweb.com Sent: Monday, September 29, 2008 8:32:47 PM Subject: [VALEE] Ransom Eldridge I'm looking for information on Ransom Eldridge between 1835 and 1850. He was born 1835 in Lee county VA. Apparently he was abandoned by his parents who returned to England and was raised by the Short family. The earliest record I have is the 1850 census for Lee Co. VA when he was 15 years and living in the household of Greenberry Short. 1. Does anyone have access to the courthouse records for guardianship, indenturement, adoption or anything else that might involve a child. 2. Does anyone have any ideas of what records I can search or contact I can make? Thank you Shirley Eldridge-Darby ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to VALEE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to VALEE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message