Shirley: Can you supply the Court House address? Thanks for the information. J.C. Tumblin Knoxville, TN ---- Original Message ---- From: websterbrand@sbcglobal.net To: valee@rootsweb.com Subject: RE: [VALEE] for Shirley Eldridge-Darby Date: Tue, 30 Sep 2008 03:27:41 -0700 (PDT) >Shirley, > >There are records at the court house, earlier this year my sister and >I made contact by mail and phone, they also have a genealogy section, >which was helpfull to us. But the request has to be by mail. Might >try that. > >Good luck on your search > >Jean Brand (researching the Ward and Sage families) > >"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