I need help in seeking a birth record for my gggf James William Sheppeard, who was born in Wood/Wirt on March 21 1822. Can anyone tell me the right site, or, if you have quick access, try looking it up for me? The names of his parents are totally lacking so far, and I would really like to break this brick wall. Many thanks in advance. Good holidays to all. Ann

Hi Ann, Birth records were not keep by county or state government back then. The two most likely places to find births during the 1820s would be Family Bibles and church records. If you know the denomination of the church, checking their records would be the best bet. However back in the 1820s there were not very many churches even. Les At 07:45 PM 12/03/2003 -0500, Ann T. Berry wrote: >I need help in seeking a birth record for my gggf James William >Sheppeard, who was born in Wood/Wirt on March 21 1822. >Can anyone tell me the right site, or, if you have quick access, try >looking it up for me? The names of his parents are totally lacking so >far, and I would really like to break this brick wall. Many thanks in >advance. Good holidays to all. > Ann Les Shockey email address = lshockey@citynet.net or wvgenweb@citynet.net RootsWeb Listowner for the SHOCKEY family discussion group. SHOCKEY-L@rootsweb.com Visit the Jackson County, WVGenWeb Page, part of USGenWeb Project at: http://www.rootsweb.com/~wvjackso/JACK.HTM Visit the (West Virginia) WVGenWeb: http://www.rootsweb.com/~wvgenweb/