Many, Many Thanks to all of you who helped me find Nervia Rakes living in Shooting Creek! This is what I have and all is documented except the marriage of RURRAL E.4 MEADORS, b. Abt. 1916, Virginia; m. UNKNOWN BRAMMER. Descendants of Alex Rakes Generation No. 1 1. ALEX1 RAKES was born Abt. 1838 in Virginia. He married ANN. She was born Abt. 1841 in Virginia. Child of ALEX RAKES and ANN is: 2. i. TURNER F.2 RAKES, b. December 1852, Virginia. Generation No. 2 2. TURNER F.2 RAKES (ALEX1) was born December 1852 in Virginia. He married MARTHA E. Bet. 1884 - 1885. She was born September 1863 in Virginia. More About TURNER F. RAKES: Occupation 1: 1900, Merchant Occupation 2: 1910, Retail Merchant - Dry Goods Children of TURNER RAKES and MARTHA E. are: i. MINNIE3 RAKES, b. September 1884, Virginia. 3. ii. MANERVA "NERVIA" E. RAKES, b. October 1887, Virginia. - THIS IS THE ONE! iii. THOMAS L. RAKES, b. May 1890, Virginia. iv. DANIEL G. RAKES, b. November 1891, Virginia. v. AMOS W. RAKES, b. August 1893, Virginia. vi. CALIE RAKES, b. August 1897, Virginia. vii. BYREN E. RAKES, b. Abt. 1903, Virginia. viii. GLADYS RAKES, b. Abt. 1905, Virginia. Generation No. 3 3. MANERVA "NERVIA" E.3 RAKES (TURNER F.2, ALEX1) was born October 1887 in Virginia. She married JOAB E. MEADORS. He was born Abt. 1886 in Virginia. More About MANERVA "NERVIA" E. RAKES: Residence 1: Abt. 1906, Shooting Creek, Virginia Residence 2: 1900, Long Branch District, Franklin County, Virginia More About JOAB E. MEADORS: Occupation: 1920, Mail Carrier, Rural Retreat, Virginia Residence: 1920, Reed Creek District, Henry County, Virginia Child of MANERVA RAKES and JOAB MEADORS is: i. RURRAL E.4 MEADORS, b. Abt. 1916, Virginia; m. UNKNOWN BRAMMER. Thanks Again and Again!Barb S.