In a message dated 9/29/98 11:53:00 AM, HolmHogs@aol.com writes: <<Cathy, Please look at this information that was from Microfilm of the Smith-Riffe genealogical information copied from information under Beckelhimer: I believe your James may be this James listed. James is a prominent name in my Beckelhimer family from Raleigh Co. WV. Deanna Jacob Beckelhimer, born Aug. 20, 1761 Christina " wife, born Sept/ 30, 1768 Isaac Beckelhimer, born 1788, dates illegible Moses " Nov. 13, 1799 William " July 15, 1802 James " March 3, 1805 Cary " Feb. 18, 1813 Aaron " Oct. 27, 1814 Morgan " Nov. 11, 1821 4 entries faded and illegible Moses Beckelhimer Nov. 13, 1799 Wm. Jackson, Dec. 19, 1828 Amanda May 4, 1839 Copied from old German Bible printed in 1784 in possession of Hines Beckel- himer, born Oct. 20, 1876, now living at Pilot, Va. with Bible in his pos- session. July 19, 1953 This was the date this information was obtained. A.J. Beckelhimer This is Andrew Johnson Beckelhimer a son of my gt. grand- father, Levi Harrison Beckelhimer son of Henderson. Kelly Beckelhimer W. A. Riffe Comment: One of the faded entries certainly is Levi Beckelhimer since in his marriage application in 1884 he stated that his father was Jacob and mother was C. Beckelhimer. Montgomery Co. Va. Vital Records. Hines Beckelhimer who lived in Pilot was a son of Levi Beckelhimer and his third wife Elizabeth Smith Lasley. Deanna >> Deanna: Thank you so much for that information. Before this, I didn't have enough to really feel connected. I didn't get much family information from my dad's side of the family. Besides living in California while all of his family was in Ohio, my Grandfather Behymer died when my dad was 14 and my Grandmother Behymer was deaf. Because I was very young when we used to visit, I wasn't able to communicate on the level to be able to ask questions about family. Thank you, cousins! I just wish my dad were here to share this with him. He would have been fascinated! Cathy (Behymer) Silva