Well, that's kind of a weird coincidence. I started working on "disconnected" Yeltons yesterday, and this message was the first place I started. And I think I managed to ID one of them anyway. That's Al Hudson's Y. F. Yelton. In fact, I haven't even tried to contact Al prior to this message because I wanted to see if I could get any further with it. In any case, I believe Y.F. Yelton is actually Oliver Yelton, son of John Washington Yelton and Eliza Nancy McCurry. Despite the difference in names, here are my reasons for this identification: 1. Oliver's family is the only Yelton family in Gold Hill, or all of Rowan County, for that matter. 2. Oliver's widow, Beuna Strider, died in 1995 at the age of 102. 3. Oliver did have children named John, Martha, and Betty. All three are still living, I think, and John at least is a fairly well-known person in Salisbury according to local newspaper articles I looked at. I can't explain the name difference at this point, but I'm sure there's some logical explanation for it. In any case, it should be easy enough to confirm it. Although not availble online as far as I know, North Carolina did have death certificates in 1948. A trip to the county courthouse in Salisbury should settle this one way or the other. According to both the 1920 and 1930 Censuses, Oliver was a mail carrier, which may be of some help in making a firm identification. Cheryl -----Original Message----- From: Iris F Reily [mailto:iris@reily.org] Sent: Monday, March 17, 2003 12:58 PM To: YELTON-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [YELTON] Some mysteries from 1999 Hi Everyone, These were originally sent to the list on 8 Sept 1999, have we found ANY answers yet? If so, please let us know! These are OLD addresses, may not be valid anymore. So, just send answers to the list. Iris ----- Original Message ----- From: Iris F Reily To: YELTON-L@rootsweb.com Sent: Wednesday, 08 September, 1999 23:24 PM Subject: [YELTON] Some real mysteries Hello again everyone, need to run these things past you all. Sure hope someone can help! 1)Al Hudson: alhudson@webtv.net Is still looking for help with Y.F. Yelton from the area of Rutherfordton, NC. Y.F. died Gold Hill, NC prior to 1948, had son John and Dtrs. Martha and Betty Al is a not currently a member.