I've heard that the 1853+ county death registers are very unreliable as to the names of the parents of the deceased. The death register entry for my ancestor, Nancy, in Albemarle Co. (1864) says that her parents were John and Mary Martin. Other evidence, however, indicates that her father was one Shadrack Martin (complicated by the fact that Shadrack also used the surname Henderson). Based on the experience of list members with this aspect of the death registers, would you conclude that the death register is probably incorrect as to the name of Nancy's father (there being no other evidence, as far as I have found, that her father was named John), or is it more likely that the evidence needs to be reconciled, possibly by concluding that Nancy had both a father and a stepfather? Thank you. Scott Simpson __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Sports - Coverage of the 2002 Olympic Games http://sports.yahoo.com To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe please see the instructions at http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-roots.html