Hi; I just came back from a genealogical research trip to Salt Lake City. I found a Benjamin TOWNSEND on an 1810 and an 1820 Census of Greenbrier, VA. He had two male children and an older female (hopefully his wife). I feel fairly certain that Benjamin is the Father of John TOWNSEND who came to Fayette County in 1841 and bought land from an Elijah Wood. John married Eliza Darnell / Darnall and lived his life in what is now Lansing, WV. (My TOWNSEND cousins know what I am talking about here) Anyway . . . I was surprised to find or should I say that I did not find any marriage indexes for the years of 1855 - ??? I was looking in a marriage index for my GGGrandfather Benjamin TOWNSEND who married a Julia Rule in 1855. I was reading 1853, 1854 and then "1855 - ??? were lost". Lost??? Where did they go??? Are there any records at the Court House in Fayetteville??? My Family Bible indicates that they lived in Mt. Cove. Does anyone know which Church they would have been! married in or if the Church even kept any records??? I am having a hard time finding parents for Julia. I came across a book entitled The Rule Family of East Tennessee and Extended Points compiled and edited by William Rule III. Of course there is no mention of a "Julia" in any part of this book. Now I am beginning to wonder if Julia really was her name. She is indicated on Census' by Julia and my Great Grandmother's death certificate says that her Mother's name was Julia Rule. (Actually it is spelled Rhule . . . but that doesn't help me either. The German spelling would have been Ruel) The Rule's were from Botetourt County. Thank you in advance for any help or suggestions of where to look next. I was there last October and of course I now wish that I could have found more information. Lynn Hudson GGGranddaughter of Benjamin and Julia Rule TOWNSEND