Good morning, Everyone! Got a few questions for you guys: Firstly, my ggreat-grandparents William NUNN and Martha Jane PIKE probably passed away in Patrick County, Virginia. I know of no date of death for William but some undocumented information circulating around the internet suggests Martha Jane died on 11 October 1911. I know there are no death records for Patrick County between 1896 and 1912, so I am looking for another way to prove or disprove this date, and I was wondering about a possible death notice or obituary. Does anyone know of any extant newspapers for that area and time period? I checked the Library of Virginia and it listed some papers but it does not tell what issues are available for any particular year. Secondly, are records/certificates of those deaths that did occur before 1896 available at the county level or must you order them from the State Vital Records Office? And lastly, does anyone know where any NUNN or PIKE family members are buried? I have been seeking the burial places of William and all his wives and children, his parents, and the parents of Martha Jane PIKE with nary a lead to go on so far. So, if you know where anyone by these surnames is buried, it might be the clue I need. Thank you for any assistance! Lee Anders Inman, SC -- Cemetery Photography & Research http://www.timelesstombstones.com/ The Family History of Bob & Lee Anders http://www.leeanders.com/history/ For All Else: http://www.leeanders.com/

Lee, I can help you a little with your query....The Enterprise (known previously as Voice of the People) is an excellent source of information for the time period you are requesting, but in all honesty, the better records on microfilm are after 1920. If you could go to their office, you could actually look at the real papers and even though it might take you time, it might be worth your while. Now with regard to the volunteer birth & death records---these are in one book at the Patrick County Circuit Court Clerk's Office. It is indexed, and you go to the page number and look for the name you are trying to find on that page and read across the information and no, the original records are not there. They were simply written into ledgers. There are Nunn stories in our Patrick County Heritage Book Volume II which might be of help to you. We also have a member who is a Pike. Alpha Hiatt, Vice President Patrick County Genealogy Society --- Lee Anders <leeanders@gmail.com> wrote: > Good morning, Everyone! > > Got a few questions for you guys: > > Firstly, my ggreat-grandparents William NUNN and > Martha Jane PIKE > probably passed away in Patrick County, Virginia. I > know of no date of > death for William but some undocumented information > circulating around > the internet suggests Martha Jane died on 11 October > 1911. I know > there are no death records for Patrick County > between 1896 and 1912, > so I am looking for another way to prove or disprove > this date, and I > was wondering about a possible death notice or > obituary. Does anyone > know of any extant newspapers for that area and time > period? I checked > the Library of Virginia and it listed some papers > but it does not tell > what issues are available for any particular year. > > Secondly, are records/certificates of those deaths > that did occur > before 1896 available at the county level or must > you order them from > the State Vital Records Office? > > And lastly, does anyone know where any NUNN or PIKE > family members are > buried? I have been seeking the burial places of > William and all his > wives and children, his parents, and the parents of > Martha Jane PIKE > with nary a lead to go on so far. So, if you know > where anyone by > these surnames is buried, it might be the clue I > need. > > Thank you for any assistance! > > Lee Anders > Inman, SC > > > -- > Cemetery Photography & Research > http://www.timelesstombstones.com/ > The Family History of Bob & Lee Anders > http://www.leeanders.com/history/ > For All Else: http://www.leeanders.com/ > > > ==== VAPATRIC Mailing List ==== > Patrick County Historical Society > http://www.patcovahistory.org/ > > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com

Thanks for the information, Alpha! You have been a big help! I can't actually get up there to do my research at the present but knowing what's there and how to access it will help me figure out how to get to it, and that is exactly what I needed to know. And I'm one of the folks who contributed a little of the NUNN information to the new Heritage Book. I wrote a short piece on William, his wives and children. I look forward to getting my copy (my aunt purchased it as my Christmas gift, bless her heart!), and finding out what other people contributed this year. I still enjoy the first volume! Lee On 4/12/06, Alpha Hiatt <famalpha@yahoo.com> wrote: > Lee, I can help you a little with your query....