Elvie, I hope that works out well for you. We seem to have a history of heart trouble in our line of Thompsons in the Harlan and Bell Counties area. In fact I have a leaky heart valve myself, but it didn't start effecting me until now. My Lewises had rheumatoid arthritis so things like that do run in families. Barbara On Thu, Mar 13, 2008 at 3:19 AM, Evie Thompson <celticeviegen@yahoo.com> wrote: > Hey Barbara, > > My brother Dale has said he will take it, so that has not been > the hold up! Its > the money thing and the fact that I have so many brickwalls that it was > where to start. > But I think I can come up with the $100.00 in a couple weeks, especially > if I play it right > with my brothers, I am the only girl and the youngest so I can get my way, > only i don't > like to use it, but since i have never asked for money to help my > genealogy, I am sure > they will go for it! Another reason I work on the genealogy so hard and > money is tight > is for medical reasons as I have had severe arthritis since my teens and > had again > to leave work due to it this last year. I am only 48 and am quite crippled > up at times and > I am curious if this something that plagued any of my ancestors? So wish > me luck with > talking with my brothers this weekend, I'll let you know next Monday the > verdict. I will > in the meantime take your advice and look at Giles Co. which I am familiar > with as I > worked on my Davidson and Bell's and a few more that were connected to > that area. > They are my mom's side. I am beginning to think I must be related to half > of VA and W. VA > and also TN!!! Take Care... > > > > Evie > > > > > > > --------------------------------- > Looking for last minute shopping deals? Find them fast with Yahoo! > Search. > > ------------------------------- > 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 >