Hi Nina:

Lyndam's suggestion that you contact the diocese of Richmond is an excellent research possibility. Do you know if your relatives were practicing Catholics? Even if they were religious, you may find their names in some of the Diocese records of other cities like Cincinnati.

They could have joined Catholic organizations, participated in religious ceremonies, were god-parents at baptisms made a donation to a church, or were visited by a clergy person at their home, in the hospital. Catholics are great record keepers and retain a majority of their records. Believe me, my Catholic schools and church have followed me all over.

The Notre Dame archives may be a resource:

Main page:

http://archives.nd.edu/

below are earlier archives that are searchable

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