To the VAPITTSY list and especially Margie Brown, CBJones of Melbourne, FL, and Jan Daily, thank you all for your help and advise in searching for my Swann and Lewis roots--and apologies for the long gap in responding to all of you. My husband and I have just recently moved and everything has been in a total mess (still is, but I'm at the point of ignoring it <grin>). I finally struck it "rich" from the Social Security Admin. After several false Wm. & Jack Swanns I got a copy of "my" Jack's Soc.Sec. application, so I finally have his birthdate--3 Oct. 1923--and approximate death date--Oct. 1967--although not where which would have made it easier in tracking down a death certificate. Speaking of a death certificate, in fact,reminds me that Virginia does NOT release death certificates (except to the immediate family and for inheritence purposes) for 50 years--or birth certificates (except to yourself) for 100 years after the event. (That's just FYI for anyone, like myself, trying to do more modern family genealogy.) Actually, the Soc.Sec. appl. has clarified a couple of points: my grandfather's name was James Burgess Swann, grandmother was Sue Lewis (Swann)--guess "Sue" is her name and not a diminutive--and also an address in Danville as of Oct. 1938. So I'm a little further ahead with my search and I'll just keep plugging along until those bricks just fall out of that wall. Actually, armed with the bit of info I have, and everyone's suggestions I feel that a trip to Danville may be called for this summer. Thank you all so much. Cherie Brumfield

Who did you talk to about Virginia? I just got my husband's father's death certificate from when he died in the 50's. You can always say that you are the decedent's daughter. They did not question my husband request. And he did not have to prove his relationship. I have a form, if you are interested. LOL Faith Ann Butt jbutt@lynchburg.net ----- Original Message ----- From: <CWBRUM@aol.com> To: <VAPITTSY-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, May 22, 2000 3:21 PM Subject: [VAPITTSY-L] Re: SWANN/LEWIS Thank You > To the VAPITTSY list and especially Margie Brown, CBJones of Melbourne, FL, > and Jan Daily, thank you all for your help and advise in searching for my > Swann and Lewis roots--and apologies for the long gap in responding to all of > you. My husband and I have just recently moved and everything has been in a > total mess (still is, but I'm at the point of ignoring it <grin>). > > I finally struck it "rich" from the Social Security Admin. After several > false Wm. & Jack Swanns I got a copy of "my" Jack's Soc.Sec. application, so > I finally have his birthdate--3 Oct. 1923--and approximate death date--Oct. > 1967--although not where which would have made it easier in tracking down a > death certificate. Speaking of a death certificate, in fact,reminds me that > Virginia does NOT release death certificates (except to the immediate family > and for inheritence purposes) for 50 years--or birth certificates (except to > yourself) for 100 years after the event. (That's just FYI for anyone, like > myself, trying to do more modern family genealogy.) > > Actually, the Soc.Sec. appl. has clarified a couple of points: my > grandfather's name was James Burgess Swann, grandmother was Sue Lewis > (Swann)--guess "Sue" is her name and not a diminutive--and also an address in > Danville as of Oct. 1938. So I'm a little further ahead with my search and > I'll just keep plugging along until those bricks just fall out of that wall. > Actually, armed with the bit of info I have, and everyone's suggestions I > feel that a trip to Danville may be called for this summer. > > Thank you all so much. > Cherie Brumfield > > > ==== VAPITTSY Mailing List ==== > Whadya mean my grandparents didn't have any kids!?! > >