My information shows that Eliza Christina Probst b 27 Jul 1821 to Daniel Propst and Sarah Ikard, in Lincoln Co., NC, died 24 Sept 1904 in Catawba Co., NC and buried in Mt. Olive Cemetery, married 15 Dec 1842 to Martin Jacob Moose (unidentified parents) b 14 Nov 1814 in Lincoln Co., NC died 13 Dec 1862 at age 48 killed during a battle of the War Between the States, buried at Fredricksburg, Spottsylvania Co., VA Two children survived: Elkanah Alexander b 31 May 1843 d 4 Apr 1924 and George Robert b 6 Oct 1847 d 14 Nov 1925, they married sisters surnamed Wike, daughters of David Wike, and sisters of Marcus Monroe Wike who married their mother's half sister, see following Eliza was a half sister of Mary Propst who married Marcus Monroe Wike and these two were living together as widows in the 1900 US Census of Catawba Co., NC. None of this may be useful to you but here it is. Agnes C. On 2/20/05 5:02 AM, "CATAWBA-WEST-D-request@rootsweb.com" <CATAWBA-WEST-D-request@rootsweb.com> wrote: > From: <SPGraben@aol.com> > Date: Sat, 19 Feb 2005 12:33:33 EST > To: <CATAWBA-WEST-L@rootsweb.com> > Subject: Moose thread > > These entries have piqued my interest as I have Alexander, Moose and > Probst/Propst in my direct lines. In fact, Eliza Christina Probst is my first > cousin > 5xR!! I have been looking for Moose connections as my GGG aunt Mary "Polly" > Alexander (1810-1880) married Joseph Moose (1808-1887) in Iredell/Alexander > Co, > NC ca 1829. > > Polly's sister Sarah "Sallie" Alexander married Abner Stewart and in 1841 > they had a son named Elkanah or "Cain" who mysteriously disappeared. Elkanah > had > a sister, Harriett Selena "Hattie" who married David Jesse Probst in 1870 in > IN. > > Just throwing this information out..... > > Susan Propst Graben

These entries have piqued my interest as I have Alexander, Moose and Probst/Propst in my direct lines. In fact, Eliza Christina Probst is my first cousin 5xR!! I have been looking for Moose connections as my GGG aunt Mary "Polly" Alexander (1810-1880) married Joseph Moose (1808-1887) in Iredell/Alexander Co, NC ca 1829. Polly's sister Sarah "Sallie" Alexander married Abner Stewart and in 1841 they had a son named Elkanah or "Cain" who mysteriously disappeared. Elkanah had a sister, Harriett Selena "Hattie" who married David Jesse Probst in 1870 in IN. Just throwing this information out..... Susan Propst Graben

William H. Morrow, b. 20- May 1828-d. 15 Apr 1908-m. Elizabeth Brinkley-both buried Bethlehem Meth. Ch. Cem. Claremont NC. Anyone know who his parents were ? They had several children and are listed in Caldwell County Census 1860. Moved back to Catawba County sometime. Daughter Sarah Jane (Sallie) m. Sam Brinkley.Any help towards getting the parents names and dates appreciated.

Ray Elkanah Alexander Moose b 31 May 1843 Catawba Co., NC died 4 Apr 1924 Catawba Co., NC buried Apr 1924 in St. James Lutheran Ch Cem. Son of Martin Jacob Moose and Eliza Christina Probst. Sarah Wike his wife b 24 Jan 1847 Catawba Co., NC d 22 Dec 1921 Catawba Co., NC, buried Dec 1921 St James Lutheran Church Cem. Daughter of David Wike and Delilah Anders/Andrews I have the print out of St James and can send you the information therein regarding this family. On 2/18/05 9:00 AM, "CATAWBA-WEST-D-request@rootsweb.com" <CATAWBA-WEST-D-request@rootsweb.com> wrote: > From: "Ray H. Smith" <rsmith2092@carolina.rr.com> > Date: Thu, 17 Feb 2005 16:57:48 -0500 > To: <CATAWBA-WEST-L@rootsweb.com> > Subject: Cemetery Lookup at St. James Lutheran Church Cemetery 2:118 > > There are three people buried in the above plot. They are husband (Elkanay > Alexander MOOSE) and wife (Sarah Wike MOOSE) and their daughter (Estes Lobenia > Moose TAYLOR). > > Might I have the birth and death dates for these three persons please. > Estes Lobenia TAYLOR is the first wife of my wife's maternal grandfather > William David TAYLOR. > > Thank You. Ray This woman¹s second name turns up spelled differently from time to time. As to Estes Lovenia Moose b 23 Feb 1871 wife of William Taylor: I have the following note: Transferred to Columbia S.C. according to St. James Lutheran Church records however, Estes Lobenia is buried at St. James Lutheran, and oddly enough she is buried under the name of Moose. She died pretty young. They were married at St. James Apr 29 1890 I have the following on him Born 15 Apr 1868 Catawba Co., NC died 30 March 1945 Catawba Co., NC Buried Eastview Cemetery. Son of Sidney and Malinda Taylor, her maiden name has not yet surfaced. Sidney Taylor was born Feb 1830 in the 1900 census he is age 70 has been married 40 years and his wife is Malinda b Apr 1836 age 65 has had 10 children seven are alive Living with them son Harvey b Aug 1854 age 45 is a veterinarian has been married 24 years no wife shows. son Charlie b Jan 1875 age 24 cotton mill carder and his wife Ethel b Feb 1880 age 20 daughter-in-law. living next door are William Sims and his wife Emma b Nov 1872 age 27 three children and she is a daughter of Sidney Taylor and Malinda . William D. married second Ellen Susan Setzer, dau. of James Noah Setzer and Ellen Malinda Sigmon. William D. and Ella Taylor appear in the 1900 US Census of Mountain Creek Twp, Catawba Co., NC he is listed as having been born Apr 1868 is age 32 has a farm has been married 3 years and was born in NC, he is a farmer and rents this farm. Ella was born July 1878 in NC is age 21 has one child Essa E. daughter was born Mar 1900 in NC and is 2 months old. There are no other children in the household, so if he had any children with Estes Moose they are not living with him. An entry in Catawba Co., marriages reads: Taylor, William age 21 son of Sidney and Malinda married Moose, Estes age 19 dau of E. A. and Sarah dated 22 Mar 1890 performed by J. M. Brown, Justice of the Peace witnesses W. R. Sims, Y. U. Martin, C. A. Deal. Your second message: Were William David TAYLOR and Estes Lobenia Moose TAYLOR a childless couple? They were married in 1890 Catawba County, NC and Estes dies in 1896 Catawba County, NC and is buried in the same plot as her parents at St. James Lutheran Church Cemetery also in Catawba County. Could Estes TAYLOR have died in childbirth? There is a Robert Lee TAYLOR who died in 1985 and is buried in Eastview-Newton Cemetery; but neither of his parents are noted on his death certificate. Thank You. Thought maybe someone out there could help us determine if we are related to Robert Lee TAYLOR since William David TAYLOR is my wife's maternal grandfather via a second marriage. Ray Hope this helps, it would be my guess that she had no children that lived, but since there were no census records for the time between marriage and her death and they lived in SC it is hard to tell for sure.

At 05:30 PM 2/17/2005, Ray H. Smith wrote: > Were William David TAYLOR and Estes Lobenia Moose TAYLOR a childless > couple? They were married in 1890 Catawba County, NC and Estes dies in > 1896 Catawba County, NC and is buried in the same plot as her parents at > St. James Lutheran Church Cemetery also in Catawba County. > > Could Estes TAYLOR have died in childbirth? Perhaps but no children are buried adjacent to William D or Estes or his wife. > There is a Robert Lee TAYLOR who died in 1985 and is buried in > Eastview-Newton Cemetery; but neither of his parents are noted on his > death certificate. There is no indication that he was the son of William D. Taylor. > Thank You. Thought maybe someone out there could help us determine if > we are related to Robert Lee TAYLOR since William David TAYLOR is my > wife's maternal grandfather via a second marriage. > > Ray Here's what I show: 1. :William David TAYLOR, was born on 15 Apr 1868 in Catawba County, North Carolina. He died on 30 Mar 1945 in Catawba County, North Carolina and was buried in Eastview Cemetery, Newton. He and Estes Lovenia MOOSE were married on 22 Mar 1890 in Catawba County by J. M. Brown, J.P. :Estes Lovenia MOOSE (daughter of Elcanah Alexander ("Cain") MOOSE and Sarah WIKE) was born on 23 Feb 1871 in Catawba County and was confirmed on 9 May 1885 at St. James Evangelical Lutheran Church. She died on 29 Jun 1896 in Catawba County, North Carolina and was buried at St. James (row 8, stone reads: "Estes Lobenia Moose." William David TAYLOR married (2) Ellen/Ella A. SETZER on 19 Dec 1897 in Catawba County, North Carolina by George E. Long, Min. :Ellen/Ella A. SETZER, (daughter of James Noah SETZER and Ellen K. Malinda SIGMON) was born on 17 Jul 1878 in Catawba County, North Carolina and died on 2 Apr 1960 in Catawba County. She was buried at Eastview. They had the following children: +2 i. :Anna Lee TAYLOR married Rodney L. HAMBY, +3 ii. :Essie E. (Essa) TAYLOR was born in Mar 1900 in Catawba County. She married :Troy HOMESLEY about 1920 4 iii. :Nellie Mae TAYLOR, was born on 21 Dec 1902 in Catawba County, North Carolina and died on 24 Sep 1986 in Catawba County, North Carolina. She was buried at Eastview. +5 iv. :William Glenn TAYLOR was born on 5 Jan 1908 in Gaston County, North Carolina and married Sue CORDELL, Good luck, --Derick

Were William David TAYLOR and Estes Lobenia Moose TAYLOR a childless couple? They were married in 1890 Catawba County, NC and Estes dies in 1896 Catawba County, NC and is buried in the same plot as her parents at St. James Lutheran Church Cemetery also in Catawba County. Could Estes TAYLOR have died in childbirth? There is a Robert Lee TAYLOR who died in 1985 and is buried in Eastview-Newton Cemetery; but neither of his parents are noted on his death certificate. Thank You. Thought maybe someone out there could help us determine if we are related to Robert Lee TAYLOR since William David TAYLOR is my wife's maternal grandfather via a second marriage. Ray

There are three people buried in the above plot. They are husband (Elkanay Alexander MOOSE) and wife (Sarah Wike MOOSE) and their daughter (Estes Lobenia Moose TAYLOR). Might I have the birth and death dates for these three persons please. Estes Lobenia TAYLOR is the first wife of my wife's maternal grandfather William David TAYLOR. Thank You. Ray

James ABERNATHY took out a bond to marry Elizabeth CLORE on 04 Jan 1803 in Lincoln County, North Carolina. Did the CLORE family come to Lincoln County from Virginia? Was Elizabeth born in Virginia? James ABERNATHY and Elizabeth CLORE may have had a daughter Susannah who married Joseph CAMPBELL b NC, and all may have removed to Georgia, later Alabama. Can anyone confirm? Thanks Donna Joy Johnson Charlotte, Mecklenburg Co., North Carolina http://www.geocities.com/pawcreek.geo/

I have the Cleveland County WPA Cemetery CD that the late Neal Caskey made and it too is missing page 348. I would also be interested in obtaining a copy this page if anybody has it. The page numbers are handwritten on the actual typed images of each page. Do you think the page actually exist or maybe somebody mis-numbered? Thanks Viki

The entire Cleveland County WPA Cemetery collection has been transcribed by Ann Propst. This has resulted in a monumental work of 651 pages of Cleveland County graves prior to ca 1939. The only thing missing is page 348 (a small African-American cemetery). If anyone has this missing page, we'd love to have a copy. The entire collection will be available on a CD very soon. If anyone is interested, please contact me. --Derick

> > > > Send the articles to and don't Forget to place an order for your Books to purchase also. > Check the Catawba County Web page for details, The address there is incorrect please send to 1740 30th St. N.E. > > > Lucille Fulbright > 1740 30th Street, NE > Hickory, North Carolina > 28601 > OR > > Catawba County Genealogical Society > P. O. Box 2406 > Hickory, North Carolina > 28603 >

If anyone on the list has a set of The Drum-Wilkinson Families, but does not have Supplement I, please contact me direct. Anyone else researching the Drum and/or Wilkinson families from the Catawba and Lincoln Counties area is also welcome to contact me. Betty

Send the articles to and don't Forget to place an order for your Books to purchase also. Check the Catawba County Web page for details, The address there is incorrect please send to 1740 30th St. N.E. Lucille Fulbright 1740 30th Street, NE Hickory, North Carolina 28601 or the Catawba County Genalogical Society P. O. Box 2406 Hickory, North Carolina 18603

At 08:37 PM 1/29/2005, Tim S. wrote: > > Subject: Hertiage Book April 30 deadline > > Date: Sat, 29 Jan 2005 12:46:06 -0800 > > From: "Mary Harbinson" <m.harbinson@worldnet.att.net> > > > > I understand the Hertiage book deadline has been extended to April > 30th. Everyone get those articles in, we need a really good new Hertiage > Book that covers lots more of the Catawba County, people. > > It will help all of our research. > > Need everyones support for this book. If you have been putting this off > now is the time to get them started. Just showing my support for a > wonderful book that is needed for all of us. > >This is the first I have heard of a new proposed heritage book of Catawba >County. >How can I get more information? SEE http://www.rootsweb.com/~nccatawb/heritage2.htm --Derick

What do I need to do to get some of my Starr family research in the book? I have been working very hard with a couple of other Starr researchers for the past couple of years. Anita On Sat, 29 Jan 2005 12:46:06 -0800 "Mary Harbinson" <m.harbinson@worldnet.att.net> writes: > I understand the Hertiage book deadline has been extended to April > 30th. Everyone get those articles in, we need a really good new > Hertiage Book that covers lots more of the Catawba County, people. > It will help all of our research. > Need everyones support for this book. If you have been putting this > off now is the time to get them started. Just showing my support for > a wonderful book that is needed for all of us. > > > ==== CATAWBA-WEST Mailing List ==== > ==== CATAWBA-WEST Mailing List ==== > Sharing info on the region West of the Catawba River, NC > For further info, see http://www.rootsweb.com/~nccatawb/ > Our thanks to RootsWeb for hosting this list and web page > > >

I understand the Hertiage book deadline has been extended to April 30th. Everyone get those articles in, we need a really good new Hertiage Book that covers lots more of the Catawba County, people. It will help all of our research. Need everyones support for this book. If you have been putting this off now is the time to get them started. Just showing my support for a wonderful book that is needed for all of us.

Charles, Death certificates aren't kept at the State Archives. They are kept by the NC Department of Environment, Health and Natural Resources, State Center for Health and Environmental Statistics - Vital Records Section. (I cheated and copied all that from a certified death certificate that I got from there.) That said, if a death certificate isn't in the Register of Deeds office in the county, it probably isn't in Raleigh either. Jim Campbell Charles Lail wrote: >My grandmother, Ada Belle Bowles Lail, died in Catawba County April 3 1934. No death certificate can be found-Catawba County or in the State Archives at Raleigh. She lived in an older house located between Bunker Hill Covered Bridge and I-40. > >Reportedly her doctor was one of the Drs. Long from the town of Catawba. Does anyone know of any records of these two doctors that have been made public? > > > >

I have been fortunate enough to receive a photo of "Jake Pope and his mule". Reported to be either a cousin or a nephew of Daniel Pope and Gemima Lafone. Can anyone shed any light on this Jake Pope? I have no more info on Jake. Daniel and Gemima are buried at St. John's , Conover.

My grandmother, Ada Belle Bowles Lail, died in Catawba County April 3 1934. No death certificate can be found-Catawba County or in the State Archives at Raleigh. She lived in an older house located between Bunker Hill Covered Bridge and I-40. Reportedly her doctor was one of the Drs. Long from the town of Catawba. Does anyone know of any records of these two doctors that have been made public?

Does anyone know the parents of Allen Baker, about 1819 - 1911, who married Elizabeth Jane Plonk, the daughter of Joseph Plonk and Barbara Rudisill. They had twelve children, and the family appears in Our Kin, p. 305-306. In the 1860 and 1870 Censuses this family is living in Cleveland Co., NC, in the Buffalo Paper Mill area in 1870. Any information about this Allen Baker's parents or siblings will be much appreciated. Agnes Bell Yount