I just was reading some birth registers from Tazewell, year 1861, and many occupations of the fathers were farmers, black smiths, mechanic, merchants ect. But one particular birth listed Whiskey Drinker as the birth father's occupation., and the wife/mother was the informant!

The Women were the informant so he might have been drunk at the time and not working. So the ladies made it so. I love dirt like that. I wish I could find something like that in my line. Lets me know more about them. Things couldn't be perfect all of the time. Gwenn Thank You for sharing that with us. ----- Original Message ----- From: <ASBJ56@aol.com> To: <> Sent: Sunday, January 18, 2004 5:10 PM Subject: [VA-TAZEWELL] Something funny about birth register listing in Tazewell > I just was reading some birth registers from Tazewell, year 1861, and many > occupations of the fathers were farmers, black smiths, mechanic, merchants ect. > > But one particular birth listed Whiskey Drinker as the birth father's > occupation., and the wife/mother was the informant! > > > ==== VATAZEWE Mailing List ==== > Take an extra moment to delete unnecessary > material from a reply you give to someone. > It looks more professional, and looks like > you've taken the time to send your best. > >