i hear my rileys were horsethieves! :) guess i need to check those records! the circuit court office is in the courthouse? is it the one kind of across the hall from births and marriages? thanks again rhonda ----- Original Message ----- From: Jean Loudin <jloudin@rtol.net> To: <WVUPSHUR-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, September 14, 1999 8:41 PM Subject: Re: [WVUPSHUR] Trip to Courthouse > Anything that ended up in court. There is a drawer, actually 2, that lists > all the cases and believe me there is nothing like a juicy land battle to > give you all kinds of family information. The Loudin family in 1853 had a > doozy and I proved all kinds of relationships and saw written out land > agreements, etc. These are in the boxes around the room. > > Don't just check your last name, if you are brave, check State of West > Virginia vs whoever. I found a horsethief on my side, but not direct kin. > I already knew he had been in some kind of trouble as he is in the 1880 > census of Moundsville Prison in Marshall Co.==Yes, they counted them too. > He was making buggy whips at that time in prison. > > Jean > > >