Foster? Did I hear Foster? I'm from the William E. Foster/Ida Montague clan...Richmond/Norfolk based folks during the War of Northern Aggression. Let me know if anyone's ears perk up, please. Tom Foster ----- Original Message ----- From: "Katie Holland" <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Friday, January 11, 2008 11:30 AM Subject: Re: Help -- I'm new > Sarah - if you have a library card, go to your library system online > (google it if you have to) and look for the genealogy section. Then check > to see if they have available to you the HeritageQuest search engine for > the federal census. Let me know if you have too much difficulty and I may > be able to check for you. But try first. Also, try FamilySearch. I > located Sarah Bristow in Buena Vista (K&Q Co), living with her husband and > 3 sons, the two older ones with the last name Foster. When I go to this > site I also check the neighborhood by clicking on household next door etc. > > http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Search/frameset_search.asp?PAGE=census/search_census.asp > > Katie Holland > > Sarah Ewald <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > I'm sure there's always these kinds of messages, and here's another one. > I'm > not sure how this site works, or how to search for particular information. > If > someone would kindly help me from wandering too aimlessly, I'd appreciate > it. > > Most of my most recent ancestors originated in Virginia. At present, I'm > perplexed by one family in particular. I'm looking for information about > any of > the following people: > > James Andrew Ware - born in King/Queen County 12/28/1888 > > Sarah Elizabeth Bristow - not sure what county, approximate birth year > 1853 > > Sylvester Pillsbury - not sure what county, approximate birth year 1839 > > My confusion lies in this: Virginia Vital Records show James Ware's birth > parents as Sarah Elizabeth Bristow & Sylvester Pillsbury on his birth > certificate. However, other records exist (including those by James Ware > himself) that list his parents as Sarah Ware and John Richard Ware. > > Can anyone tell me how I can go about getting information on any of these > individuals??? Thanks so much. > > Sarah > > > > --------------------------------- > Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it > now. > > To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe, please see the instructions > at > http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-roots.html To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe, please see the instructions at http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-roots.html