Doris, In a message dated 98-05-30 18:56:36 EDT, dslaughter@mursuky.campus.mci.net writes: << date: 28 October 1911 Book 8 page 216 groom: Elijah Meadows bride: Julia A Solesbury age: 80 age: 30 birth place: Monroe Co. WV Raleigh Co. residence: Raleigh Co. Raleigh Co. >> I wonder....could this Elijah MEADOWS be the same as Elijah Preston MEADOWS, born 05 May 1831, died 18 March 1912? His first wife was Dicey J. REED, and they had ten children. One son was J.P. Meadows, who served five terms as Justice of the Peace of Town District, Raleigh County, WV; he was also a minister of the Missionary Baptist Church, having been ordained 11 July 1937. Elijah Preston MEADOWS was the son of Jeremiah MEADOWS (1806-1859) and Nancy CADLE (1806-1900). Hmmmmm. Lainie Hendrix