My orginial question was: William Wayne Pauley married Mary Elizabeth Grass on June 18, 1896. Is she the same Mary Elizabeth who married Edward Grass? Your reply was that Mary Elizabeth Bird Grass who married William Pauley was your 2nd Greatgrandmother and that she was married to Edward Grass(your 2nd greatgrandfather)first and that you did not know if they had divorced or if he had died. Additional information you sent contained several family names that I am related to. I replied that: Mary and Edward Grass were my greatgrandparents. Mary was the sister of my greatgrandfather Samuel Henry Bird. William Wayne Pauley was the brother of my greatgreatgrandfather Andrew Pauley. Peter Holstein and Elizabeth McClure were Greatgreatgreatgrandparents of mine. Since we share a common grandfather which child of Edward and Mary are you connected to? Another family name in your message that I have connections to are Ecsue. I am sorry if I confused things. Jerry Grass In a message dated 5/26/00 10:42:16 PM Eastern Daylight Time, pacserve@gate.net writes: > Mary Elizabeth Bird > in addition to being my greatgrandmother was the sister of my > greatgrandfather Sam Henry Bird. Emily Holstein ,1st wife of William Wayne > Pauley, was also the daughter of my 2nd greatgrandfather Peter Holstein. And > to add more, William Wayne Pauley was the brother of my > greatgreatgrandfather Andrew Pauley. What? you lost me here! my family is Pauley, but I also have Bird, Rhoda Bird b1777 m Richard Woodrum, she may be the d/o Abner Bird. Who are the parents of Mary Bird? My ancestor is Henry Polley and John Turley Sandy in Florida Descendants of Mohana Pauley 1 Mohana Pauley b: 1796 in Kanawha Co., VA d: 02 June 1865 in Kanawha Co., WV s/o Henry . +Lucinda Turley b: 1793 in Pittsylvania Co., VA m: 1816 in Kanawha Co., VA/WV Father: John TURLEY, Sr. Mother: Martha TURLEY .... 2 Rachel Pauley b: 22 February 1815 in Virginia d: 1884 ........ +Joseph Hager b: 1817 m: 10 February 1838 in Kanawha Co., VA d: 1881 Father: Mother: .... 2 Solomon Pauley b: 1817 in Virginia d: 10 October 1892 in Monroe Co., IN ........ +Betsey Priestly b: 1817 m: 20 April 1835 in Kanawha Co., VA/WV Father: Mother: .... 2 Rebecca Pauley b: 01 September 1821 d: Aft. 1870 in Kanawha Co., WV ........ +Henry Childress b: 1812-1820 m: 01 September 1845 in Logan/Kanawha Co., VA d: 11 November 1859 in Kanawha Co., VA Father: Robert CHILDRESS Mother: Polly TURLEY .... *2nd Husband of Rebecca Pauley: ........ +George W Hundley b: 1813 in Albemarle Co., VA m: 01 October 1863 in Kanawha Co., WV Father: Mother: .... 2 Martha Pauley b: 25 July 1825 in Virginia d: Aft. 1900 in Huntington, Cabell Co., WV ........ +Robert/Rowland Bias b: 07 October 1823 in Virginia m: 17 February 1841 in Kanawha Co., VA Father: Mother: .... 2 Coleman Pauley b: 1828 in Kanawha Co., VA ........ +Malinda Turley b: 1830 m: 05 October 1848 in Kanawha Co., VA d: 20 October 1855 in Kanawha Co., VA Father: Berryman TURLEY Mother: Rebecca WELLS .... *2nd Wife of Coleman Pauley: ........ +Demaris Kidd b: 1830 m: 26 February 1860 in Kanawha Co., VA Father: John KIDD Mother: Lucy Ann SEAY .... 2 Serilda Pauley b: 1829 ........ +Thomas Gillenwater b: 1820 in Franklin Co., VA m: 1852 in Kanawha Co., VA Father: Mother: .... 2 William A "Wayne" Pauley b: April 1829 d: 14 June 1922 in St. Albans, WV Alt. date: 09 June 1854 marriage ........ +Emily Marie Holstein b: 1829 m: 17 January 1854 in Kanawha Co., VA d: 1867 Father: Peter HOLSTEIN Mother: Elizabeth MCCLURE .... *2nd Wife of William A "Wayne" Pauley: ........ +Mary Elizabeth Bird b: 1838 m: Aft. 1867 d: 1880 Father: Mother: .... *3rd Wife of William A "Wayne" Pauley: ........ +Mary Rachel Escue b: 1837 m: 17 April 1889 in Lincoln Co., WV Father: Mother: .... 2 Andrew Pauley b: 03 May 1833 in Kanawha Co., VA d: 1886 in Kanawha Co., WV ........ +Permelia Ann Holstein b: 27 July 1824 in Tazewell Co., VA m: 29 May 1856 in Kanawha Co., VA d: 07 May 1903 in Lincoln Co., WV Father: Peter HOLSTEIN Mother: Elizabeth MCCLURE .... 2 Mary Pauley b: 02 February 1835 in Kanawha Co., VA ........ +Peter Looney Holstein b: 07 May 1833 in Kanawha Co., VA m: 19 April 1857 in Kanawha Co., VA Father: Peter HOLSTEIN Mother: Elizabeth MCCLURE .... 2 America Jane Pauley b: 1837 in Kanawha Co., VA ........ +Archibald Meikle b: 1833 in Scotland m: 27 March 1856 in Kanawha Co., VA Father: Mother: .... 2 Isabelle Pauley b: 1839 in Kanawha Co., VA d: 1860 in Kanawha Co., VA