Yes but I don't know her first name. She could be a grandmother or aunt to Ransom. ----- Original Message ----- From: <NaiThom@aol.com> To: <valee@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, September 29, 2008 7:46 PM Subject: Re: [VALEE] Ransom Eldridge > Wasn't Greenberry Short's mother an Eldridge? > > Rene' > > I am only one, but I am still one. I cannot do everything, but still I > can > do something. And because I cannot do everything I will not refuse to do > the > something that I can do. > > - Helen Keller > > > "Patriotism is supporting your country all the time, and your government > when it deserves it." > > -Mark Twain > > "Tikkun Olam (to heal and repair the world) You are not obligated to > complete the work, but neither are you free to abandon it" Rabbi Tarfun > > Generally, by the time you are Real, most of your hair has been loved > off, > and your eyes drop out and you get loose in the joints and very shabby. > But > these things don’t matter at all, because once you are Real you can’t be > ugly, > except to people who don’t understand. > > - Margery Williams, "The Velveteen Rabbit" > > > In a message dated 9/29/2008 8:33:07 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, > shirley1951@verizon.net writes: > > 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 > > > > > > **************Looking for simple solutions to your real-life financial > challenges? Check out WalletPop for the latest news and information, tips > and > calculators. (http://www.walletpop.com/?NCID=emlcntuswall00000001) > > ------------------------------- > 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