This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: MaryLou3358 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.virginia.counties.pittsylvania/972.2.1.1.2.1.1.1.1.1.1.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Hi Carole and many thanks for the lookup offer...I'd love to take you up on it!! 1. I'm not *positive* he married in Halifax County...but JACKSON SHAW was living there in the 1850 census as an 18 year old farm laborer. If not Halifax...then Pittsylvania for sure. And he could have married as JAMES J. SHAW. 2. I don't have any prove of his wife's name...but legend has it it could have been Sallie. Their son, James T. Shaw was born in 1862 and there *could* have been an older daughter called Ida. Jackson kept going AWOL from the war and after three children went back and was never heard from again. Thanks once again and I'll look forward to hearing back from you after your trip to the courthouse. Best wishes....mary lou Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.