Robert, Thanks so much for the tidbit of information. How very interesting to learn this. Doris Original Message ----- From: Robert Crabtree <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, February 25, 2000 2:02 AM Subject: RE: [VATAZEWE] Marriage Check > Just a little bit of information you may use as a hint. My family all > lived in Boissevain and Pocahontas, Tazewell County, VA. All within > 10 miles of Bluefield. They all got their marriage license in > Princeton, Mercer County, WV because it was closer than Tazewell. > Transportation was not all that great in those days past and the men > folks all had to work. Most did not have automobiles until after > WWII. Even today, those that die their death certificate may be > issued in Princeton because the closest hospital is in Bluefield. My > fathers address on the Social Security Death Index is Bluefield, WV. > He died at the VA Hospital in Salem, VA and lived in Boissevain, VA. > Why its that way? I don't know. For those that don't know the area, > Princeton is the Mercer County Seat and Bluefield is nearby. The > clerks at the Mercer County Court House are some of the nicest you > will run into and the best I can remember, they have the lowest cost > for copies I have seen. Something like $1.50 each. When I research > the SW VA area I touch all bases because of county and state boundary > changes and the transportation issue. My bet would be that many > records for Bluefield, VA would be at the Mercer County Courthouse in > Princeton. > Robert Crabtree > >