Anyone trying to find a John White who fought in the Civil War from Delaware? I was taking tombstone photos yesterday at the Indiana State Soldiers' Home Cemetery and came across one for Jno. White, Co. F, 4th Del. Inf. That's all the information that is on the tombstone - no dates. That's all I know. However, if you think this could have been someone you are looking for, the applications for admission to the home are located at the Indiana State Archives. http://www.in.gov/icpr/archives/family/fam.html#MS Will gladly send the photo to you by email if you think he was part of your family. Adina Dyer

That would be Sussex Co. De. not Kent. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Cathy P. Reder" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, November 19, 2002 12:30 PM Subject: [DESUSSEX] Fishers > Could be Dog's Ear Corner which is now Roxana. That is located in Kent County, Baltimore Hundred. Which is on the Del/Md Border. If you contact the DE Public Archives, with this information, names and dates, you can probably obtain a birth certificate. Best. Cathy > > > ==== DESUSSEX Mailing List ==== > Subscribe and Unsubscribe commands should be sent to: > [email protected] (for "list" mode subscribers) > [email protected] (for "digest" mode subscribers) > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > >

Being born in raised in Milford, and unless they've moved Roxana, of course it's in Sussex County. Sr. Moment, I guess. Thank you all for so kindly pointing that out. Cathy

Excuse me but I live in Roxana and it is in Sussex County at the intersection of Route 17 and Route 20. Kent County is a lot further north . But you are right about it being in Baltimore Hundred. Nancy ----- Original Message ----- From: "Cathy P. Reder" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, November 19, 2002 12:30 PM Subject: [DESUSSEX] Fishers > Could be Dog's Ear Corner which is now Roxana. That is located in Kent County, Baltimore Hundred. Which is on the Del/Md Border. If you contact the DE Public Archives, with this information, names and dates, you can probably obtain a birth certificate. Best. Cathy > > > ==== DESUSSEX Mailing List ==== > Subscribe and Unsubscribe commands should be sent to: > [email protected] (for "list" mode subscribers) > [email protected] (for "digest" mode subscribers) > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 >

Could be Dog's Ear Corner which is now Roxana. That is located in Kent County, Baltimore Hundred. Which is on the Del/Md Border. If you contact the DE Public Archives, with this information, names and dates, you can probably obtain a birth certificate. Best. Cathy

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Greetings! I am Leo Joseph O'Filon III ("legally" just Filon without the O). My mother is Claire Agnes McCoog Filon, born 1937 in Philadelphia. Her parents were Clarence McCoog and Alice Dollard, born in Phila. Clarence's parents were Thomas McCoog, born 1885 in Penna.'s Anthracite Coal Region; and LULA (or LULU) FISHER, born 1888 or '89, and hailed from a Delaware community she only remembered as "Dog," which may be Dagsboro, Sussex County. (Or Dog's Ear Corner --> Roxana, Sus.Co.?) Although on the PA Marriage Cert. birthplace listed as Kent Co., Delaware. Lula and Thomas met in Phila. where both had moved for work, and married in 1906. Lula died in the mid-to-late 1960s in Maple Shade, NJ, where they had a farm(!). She was one of 13 children including "Pete," Clara, Anne, and possibly Charles. Lula's parents were MIRANDA (or MARANDA?) JOSEPH (info unknown) and a man whose last name was FISHER, who Lula said was "a Welsh fisherman," but may have been born in Delaware. They farmed in "Dog," DE. Mr. FISHER had relatives in Lewes or Rehoboth, DE, and Glen Burnie (incl. a Marguerite Fisher) and Chestertown, MD. MIRANDA died in the 1930s, location uncertain: maybe "Dog," maybe elsewhere. Miranda's parents were "an Indian" woman, according to Lula, and-- obviously--a man surnamed JOSEPH of unspecified background but presumably(??!!) *not* "an Indian"(??) No info. Do any of you know any of these folks or their relatives?? or have any questions?? Thanks. _________________________________________________________________ Protect your PC - get McAfee.com VirusScan Online http://clinic.mcafee.com/clinic/ibuy/campaign.asp?cid=3963

Hi David, This is what I found, Sussex County Delaware Orphans Court Records Lib. N fol. 143 & 144 Levi Hasting (no "s"), minor, petition to choose a guardian Levi Hasting, minor son of Daniel Hasting, late of Little Creek Hundred...sheweth that your petitioner is a minor above the age of 14, to wit 19 years and 10 months, and is entitled to landed property worth about $50 per annum and personal property worth about $50...chooses Elihu Hasting as his guardian. Signed Levi Hasting 4 March 1824, Elihu Hasting appointed guardian, with Michael Hasting, security, bond for $2,000 Lib. N fol 144 Benjamin Hasting, minor, petition to choose a guardian This is identical to Levi's petition except that Benjamin is aged 17 years and 10 months. Signed Benjamin Hasting 4 March 1824, Elihu Hasting appointed guardian, with Michael Hasting, security, bond for $2,000 Lib. N fol. 184-185 The valuation of their land doesn't give any new information. It was valued on 7 April 1824 by Henry Bacon, Jonathan Waller and William Elzey, and was recorded on 29 July 1824. I see from my Sussex County Will Index 1800-1851 that Daniel Hasting left a will (Lib. G. fol. 259) which was dated 11 July 1822 and probated 16 July 1822. Let me know if you want me to look it up. Parker ----- Original Message ----- From: "djhmail" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, November 17, 2002 10:19 AM Subject: From David Hastings re: Orphans Court > Parker, > > Thank you for helping out with my question. > > Looking at your webpage it appears that this wouldn't be the first time you > have helped me as I see that I took the Todd pedigree of my first cousin's > wife Susan Lynn Todd (dau of Eugene Laird Todd and Helen Truitt Livingston) > from a tree you posted on Ancestry. She is also my 4th cousin once removed > through her her Livingston line. From your index it would appear that my > Thomas J Layton b-1836 will probably tie in once I do some more work on > securing his line. Right now all I have on him is his marriage to my ggg > grandmother and what appears to be him in the 1850 Worcester household of > Wiliam Layton b-1811. We seem to have Purnells in common as well. > > Anyway, here is the entry I was working from. I don't know if it has the > numbers that you need but I thought perhaps the document title would help. I > was going to enclose the entire PDF file but it's about 1MB and I don't know > what kind of connection you are using. > > If this doesn't contain the information you need, it isn't the end of the > world. I really don't know if or how these folks fit into the puzzle yet. > > Thanks again, > > David J Hastings > Gulfport Florida > Born-1958 Salisbury, MD > > > SUSSEX COUNTY ORPHANS COURT EXTRACTS 1770-1830 > Compiled and Edited by > Susan M. Chase > Rebecca J. Siders > Bernard L. Herman > Center for Historic Architecture and Engineering > College of Urban Affairs and Public Policy > University of Delaware > Newark, DE > 1970 > > HASTING, DANIEL (child­Levi/Benjamin) N-185 (1824) Little Creek Hundred >

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/3Y.2ADI/1475.2 Message Board Post: D. Hastings, Send me the Lib. & folio and I'll look up the record. I have the micro-film here at home. Also, Jade was correct, there is lots of other valuable information contained in the orphans court records than are listed in those renderings. Parker Todd Preston, MD http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~carolines/ also check out this "Spence" page, I have used Orphans Court records quite a bit for this family. http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~carolines/spence.htm

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/3Y.2ADI/1475.1 Message Board Post: In general, Orphans Court had jurisdiction over minor children and their property. It also had jurisdiction over real property divisions among heirs regardless of age. The **abstract** of **valuations** you copied from the internet puts the names of the minor heirs of the decedent in parentheses. This is not at all the way the original Orphans Court records look, and it is in no way the complete Orphans Court record; what you copied is by folks who were interested in use of forest woods, so there's lots of mentions of fences in the extracts. You must look at the original record to determine whether the two children named are children of the decedent or are children of a deceased child or sibling. As an example of how incomplete this item is, there should have been a petition for division of lands and partition among all the heirs, and there might have been a partition setting off a widow's 'thirds'.

Is there an address for correcting Index errors. By sheer luck, I found my father's family on the 1920 Census Index, because the last name had been mis-spelled. The name in the index was Creig instead of Craig. I happened to find it by sheer luck, looking down during my research for my Mitchell ancestors, and just happening to notice William S, Creig and family directly below the Mitchell(s) I was looking at. The address is correct on Vickers Ave in Lewes, and being 1920, it lists my grandfather, grandmother, and three aunts, Bessie, Ada, and Elizabeth. Is there any way of updating the Index, or is it to be left forever incorrect?

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/3Y.2ADI/1056.1 Message Board Post: dean do you possibly have all of nancy middleton's brothers and sisters names. My gggrandfather was born in sussex co. del. about 1795. we can't seem to locate his parents. His name was william thomas middleton. thanks. ellen middleton scott

Your explanation is very concise and to the point...should be a great help to all. Thanks for responging. Marit Evans in California > The Orphans Court required that an annual viewing and valuation be done on > all estates of orphans. This meant that usually 2 or 3 men were appointed > by the court to physically vies and value the estate being the real estate > and all dwellings, houses, fences, orchards, etc. They would do so and > report their findings back to the Orphans Court. They would also appriase > the annual valuation of the estate and recommend whether or not any more > land should be cleared or what the rent should be for the estate. I would > say that Daniel was the child of Levi Hastings. > Hope this finds all well--tis a nasty day here on Delmarva > <<<Neil>>>> > www.familytreebookshop.com featuring Delmarva abstracts so thorough > the dead come to life. > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Saturday, November 16, 2002 11:47 AM > Subject: [DESUSSEX] Orphans Court- can someone explain this to me? Hastings > mentioned > > >> This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. >> >> Classification: Query >> >> Message Board URL: >> >> http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/3Y.2ADI/1475 >> >> Message Board Post: >> >> I don't understand the relationships to be derived from this record >> >> 82 >> HASTING, DANIEL (child­Levi/Benjamin) N-185 (1824) Little Creek Hundred >> on the Lands of Levi Hasting >> ..one Dwelling house twenty four feet by twenty with brick chimney in bad > repair, one fraimed Granary >> thirty six feet by twelve in good repair, one framed house with brick > chimney twenty feet by fifteen in€bad repair one log'd house with a brick > chimney twenty feet by fifteen in bad repair one framed Still >> house thirty six feet by twenty in good repair. One Log'd Cider house > fourteen feet by twelve in bad >> repair, one Log'd Barn twenty feet by fifteen in bad repair, one framed > Work Shop twenty one feet by >> twelve in Good repair, one Log'd Meet house fourteen feet by Eleven in bad > repair, one Log'd Corn house >> thirteen feet by six in good repair one Do. Do. ten feet by five in bad > repair One Do. Do. fifteen feet by >> seven in good repair, one Do. Do. Eleven feet by five and a half in bad > repair one set of framed Stables >> thirty six by twelve in good repair one Do. Do. thirteen feet by thirteen > in bad repair. one framed >> blacksmiths shop fourteen feet by seventeen in Good repair, one Log'd > Stable ten feet by nine in bad >> repair, one framed Milk house five feet by three in bad repair, one framed > ash house five feet by three in >> bad repair, one Garden of Watled pales One hundred and twenty six feet by > sixty six in Good repair­­ >> four hundred and sixty apple trees in bad repair, Eighty three peach trees > in bad repair, twenty nine cherry >> trees in bad repair, five pare trees in Good repair one Plumb tree in Good > repair, twenty five hundred and >> seventy two pannels of fence in bad repair... >> annual value $85.00 >> premises of Benjamin Hasting >> ..One Dwelling House with two rooms one of which is framed and the other > is Logz the framed room is >> fifteen feet by twelve and the Log'd room Eighteen feet by fifteen with a > brick chimney and in bad repair, >> One Log'd Stable ten feet by Nine in bad repair two hundred and Ninety > five apple trees in bad repair, one >> hundred and fifty Peach trees in bad repair, Seventeen Cherry trees in bad > repair, Seventeen hundred and >> sixty two Pannels of fence in bad repair... >> annual value $65.00 >> >> >> >> ==== DESUSSEX Mailing List ==== >> Forgot how to subscribe or unsubscribe? >> The Sussex County Delaware Mailing List FAQ: >> http://www.rootsweb.com/~desussex/listfaq.htm >> >> ============================== >> To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, > go to: >> http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 >> >> > > > ==== DESUSSEX Mailing List ==== > Your Sussex County, DE USGenWeb site: > http://www.rootsweb.com/~desussex/ > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go > to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 >

The Orphans Court required that an annual viewing and valuation be done on all estates of orphans. This meant that usually 2 or 3 men were appointed by the court to physically vies and value the estate being the real estate and all dwellings, houses, fences, orchards, etc. They would do so and report their findings back to the Orphans Court. They would also appriase the annual valuation of the estate and recommend whether or not any more land should be cleared or what the rent should be for the estate. I would say that Daniel was the child of Levi Hastings. Hope this finds all well--tis a nasty day here on Delmarva <<<Neil>>>> www.familytreebookshop.com featuring Delmarva abstracts so thorough the dead come to life. ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, November 16, 2002 11:47 AM Subject: [DESUSSEX] Orphans Court- can someone explain this to me? Hastings mentioned > This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. > > Classification: Query > > Message Board URL: > > http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/3Y.2ADI/1475 > > Message Board Post: > > I don't understand the relationships to be derived from this record > > 82 > HASTING, DANIEL (child–Levi/Benjamin) N-185 (1824) Little Creek Hundred > on the Lands of Levi Hasting > ..one Dwelling house twenty four feet by twenty with brick chimney in bad repair, one fraimed Granary > thirty six feet by twelve in good repair, one framed house with brick chimney twenty feet by fifteen in•bad repair one log'd house with a brick chimney twenty feet by fifteen in bad repair one framed Still > house thirty six feet by twenty in good repair. One Log'd Cider house fourteen feet by twelve in bad > repair, one Log'd Barn twenty feet by fifteen in bad repair, one framed Work Shop twenty one feet by > twelve in Good repair, one Log'd Meet house fourteen feet by Eleven in bad repair, one Log'd Corn house > thirteen feet by six in good repair one Do. Do. ten feet by five in bad repair One Do. Do. fifteen feet by > seven in good repair, one Do. Do. Eleven feet by five and a half in bad repair one set of framed Stables > thirty six by twelve in good repair one Do. Do. thirteen feet by thirteen in bad repair. one framed > blacksmiths shop fourteen feet by seventeen in Good repair, one Log'd Stable ten feet by nine in bad > repair, one framed Milk house five feet by three in bad repair, one framed ash house five feet by three in > bad repair, one Garden of Watled pales One hundred and twenty six feet by sixty six in Good repair–– > four hundred and sixty apple trees in bad repair, Eighty three peach trees in bad repair, twenty nine cherry > trees in bad repair, five pare trees in Good repair one Plumb tree in Good repair, twenty five hundred and > seventy two pannels of fence in bad repair... > annual value $85.00 > premises of Benjamin Hasting > ..One Dwelling House with two rooms one of which is framed and the other is Logz the framed room is > fifteen feet by twelve and the Log'd room Eighteen feet by fifteen with a brick chimney and in bad repair, > One Log'd Stable ten feet by Nine in bad repair two hundred and Ninety five apple trees in bad repair, one > hundred and fifty Peach trees in bad repair, Seventeen Cherry trees in bad repair, Seventeen hundred and > sixty two Pannels of fence in bad repair... > annual value $65.00 > > > > ==== DESUSSEX Mailing List ==== > Forgot how to subscribe or unsubscribe? > The Sussex County Delaware Mailing List FAQ: > http://www.rootsweb.com/~desussex/listfaq.htm > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > >

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/3Y.2ADI/1476 Message Board Post: I noticed in the Winder Hearn Hastings Bible mention of several people that no one seems to have tracked on Ancestry. Aaron Hastings born April 12, 1757 and wife Polly (who may also be a Hastings) July 22, 1768. Though their births and deaths are recorded in the WHH Bible, no explanation is given for why. I am looking for the parents of Nutter Hastings who married Priscilla Callaway. He was born abt 1817 in Delaware. She I believe to be the daughter of Levin and Frances Callaway of Delaware. Nutter Hastings, who may have had a first name other than Nutter, lives next door to Henry Bacon (age 64/69, and wife Mary Hearne) in 1850, Little Creek Hundred. In 1820, a Solomon Hastings age 26 to 45 lives next door to Henry Bacon in Little Creek Hundred. Solomon has 1 male under 10 and a female and a female age 16-26 in his household. Can anyone add to the clues here?

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/3Y.2ADI/1471.1 Message Board Post: An Elizabeth Ward, age 25 is in the household of my gggreat grandfather Benjamin Livingston (of Todd and Nancy White Livingston) I don't know why she was there. A clue may be that Benjamin had two wives, the first deceased and unknown by 1850 and the second, Phebe Mitchell also deceased by 1850. This Elizabeth Ward married Thomas Prior in 1852 and was mother to Thomas Pierce Prior born 1853. Thomas Prior died before March 1857. She then married James Livingston, son of Benjamin in march of 1858. She is found in the 1860 census household of Benjamin Livingston with her husband James Livingston and her son Thomas Pierce Prior.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/3Y.2ADI/1475 Message Board Post: I don't understand the relationships to be derived from this record 82 HASTING, DANIEL (child–Levi/Benjamin) N-185 (1824) Little Creek Hundred on the Lands of Levi Hasting ..one Dwelling house twenty four feet by twenty with brick chimney in bad repair, one fraimed Granary thirty six feet by twelve in good repair, one framed house with brick chimney twenty feet by fifteen in•bad repair one log'd house with a brick chimney twenty feet by fifteen in bad repair one framed Still house thirty six feet by twenty in good repair. One Log'd Cider house fourteen feet by twelve in bad repair, one Log'd Barn twenty feet by fifteen in bad repair, one framed Work Shop twenty one feet by twelve in Good repair, one Log'd Meet house fourteen feet by Eleven in bad repair, one Log'd Corn house thirteen feet by six in good repair one Do. Do. ten feet by five in bad repair One Do. Do. fifteen feet by seven in good repair, one Do. Do. Eleven feet by five and a half in bad repair one set of framed Stables thirty six by twelve in good repair one Do. Do. thirteen feet by thirteen in bad repair. one framed blacksmiths shop fourteen feet by seventeen in Good repair, one Log'd Stable ten feet by nine in bad repair, one framed Milk house five feet by three in bad repair, one framed ash house five feet by three in bad repair, one Garden of Watled pales One hundred and twenty six feet by sixty six in Good repair–– four hundred and sixty apple trees in bad repair, Eighty three peach trees in bad repair, twenty nine cherry trees in bad repair, five pare trees in Good repair one Plumb tree in Good repair, twenty five hundred and seventy two pannels of fence in bad repair... annual value $85.00 premises of Benjamin Hasting ..One Dwelling House with two rooms one of which is framed and the other is Logz the framed room is fifteen feet by twelve and the Log'd room Eighteen feet by fifteen with a brick chimney and in bad repair, One Log'd Stable ten feet by Nine in bad repair two hundred and Ninety five apple trees in bad repair, one hundred and fifty Peach trees in bad repair, Seventeen Cherry trees in bad repair, Seventeen hundred and sixty two Pannels of fence in bad repair... annual value $65.00

Looking for genealogy forElizabeth Horton & Joseph Ellis who died in Grandville Co, NC sometimeafter 1824. Joseph is believed to befrom Sussex Co. DE, and Elizabeth may also be from that area. Any help with this family would be greatlyappreciated. ELIZABETH HORTON d. after 1824,and JOSEPH ELLIS d. 1823, of Grandville & Orange County, North Carolina Children were: RENEY ELLIS, b. Abt.1800; d. unknown., LEVIN ELLIS, b. Bef.1823. MARGARET A. ELLIS, b. Bef.1823; NATHAN ELLIS, b. Bef.1823. SQUIRE ELLIS, b. Bef.1823. STEPHEN ELLIS, b. Bef.1823. WILLIAM ELLIS, b. Bef.1823. SARAH ELLIS, b. Bef. 1823 TEMPERANCE ELLIS. B. bef. 1823 Joseph Ellis Purchasedproperty in Grandville Co. in 1799. Thanks, Grady Ellis, Ellisfamily research.

Please note that this is not for me. If you have any information that can help her in her CALLOWAY research please contact me and i'll forward your info to her. Sincerely, Corleen (Edited e-mail message) Corleen, I don't know that much about the Calloway/Callaway side of my family. Here is what I have found out so far. I know that my grand mother's name was Margaret Lula Calloway. I have a copy of one of her son's Arthur Social Security Application and she has signed her name Lula Margaret Calloway. According to her death certificate (which I have a copy) she is listed as Margaret Callaway Selmes. B June 17, 1896 in Maryland and D June 29, 1954 in Broward County, Florida. She married James Rodger Simmons sometime in 1910 but I do not have an actual date. In 1910 my grandfather James Rodger Simmons was found still living with his family. See census below. 1910 Census Maryland Dorchester County Dated 4/19/1910 Cambridge Town Ward 4 District 41 Sheet 8B Lists the following: Simmons, William D Head M W 30 S MD MD MD Carpenter Boat Builder Simmons, Lillian   MotherF W 58 WdMD MD MD   7 Children 7 Living Simmons, Edward Brother M W 31 S MD MD MD   Carpenter Boat Builder Simmons, John D Brother M W 28 M MD MD MD   Sailor Oyster Boat Simmons, Thomas E BrotherM W 26 M MD MD MD   Carpenter Boat Builder Simmons, James R. BrotherM W 22 S MD MD MD   Chauffer Automobile ********************************************** Between 1910 and 1920 James R. Simmons has married, had three children and apparantly divorced and is found living in the Upper Darby Township, Delaware Pennsylvania. The children Carlton, Arthur and James Underwood are found living with their grandmother in Maryland. 1920 US Federal Census Upper Darby Township, Delware, Pennsylvania Wright, Rose A   Head     F W 64 Wd     Penn   Penn   Penn Agnew, Louis P   Boarder M W 41 S     Penn   Penn   Penn Patwine, Edward T BoarderM W 23 S     Penn   Deleware Penn Simmons, James   Boarder M W 33 D     MD     MD     MD ********************************************** 1920 Census Maryland Dorchester District 48 Dated 1/7/1920 Cambridge Town 10 B Sheet 20 Lists the following: Simmons, William D.   Head     M W 40 S MD MD   MD Merchant on Boats Simmons, Edward     Brother M W 41 S MD MD   MD Simmons, Lydia       Mother   F W 65 Wd MD MD   MD Simmons, Lucy         Sister   F W 29 S MD MD   MD Simmons, Carl         Grandson M W 9 S MD MD   MD Simmons, Underwood   Grandson M W 10 S MD MD   MD Simmons, Arthur       Grandson M W 4 11/12 S MD MD MD ********************************************** On her death certificate it lists her parents names as John Callaway and Margaret Holt. I also know that she was married either one or two more times. Again according to the death certificate she is a widow and lists her last name as Selmes which must mean that Russell Selmes was her last husband. I have reasons to believe she was also married to a Mr. Orem but have nothing to prove it except that a Charles Orem was included as a decendent in the administration of her estate which was handled by my father. With this information I started searching the census and I found what I believe to be her family. 1880 US Federal Census Broad Creek, Sussex County, Delaware Calaway, John       W M 26       M   Laborer     MD MD MD Calaway, Margaret J. W M 20 Wife M   Keeping Hs   Del Del Del Calaway, Arthur T.   W M 1 Feb Son S   At Home     Del Del Del ********************************************** 1900 US Federal Census Nanticoke Sussex County, Delaware Callaway, Joseph       Head W M July 1854 45 M 24         MD MD MD Callaway, Margaret J.   Wife W F Feb 1860 40 M 24 13 9   Del Del Del Callaway, John D.       Son W M Oct 1885 14 S           Del Del Del Callaway, Margaret     Daug W F May 1894 6 S           Del Del Del Callaway, Pearl         Daug W F May 1896 4 S           Del Del Del Callaway, Bessie       Daug W F May 1896 4 S           Del Del Del Callaway, Georgia       Daug W F Aug 1897 2 S           Del Del Del Callaway, Willa         Daug W F Dec 1899 5/12 S         Del Del Del Callaway, Alberta       Daug W F Dec 1899 5/12 S         Del Del Del In 1900 Arthur has moved out of the house and is living in NW Forks with a William W. Morris. There may be one other adult child not living at home but because of the loss of the 1890 censes we do not know his or her name. ********************************************** 1910 US Federal Census Seaford Sussex County, Delaware Callaway, John J.   Head       M W 56 M 33       MD MD MD Callaway, Maggie J. Wife       F W 51 M 33 13 7 Del Del Del Callaway, Lula M.B. Daughter   F W 17 S         MD MD Del Callaway, Bessie E. Daughter   F W 15 S         MD MD Del Callaway, Georgiana L. Daughter F W 14 S         Del MD Del In the past 10 years two more of their children have died. I am guessing that it is the youngest twins Willa and Alberta. Pearl is also missing from this census. ********************************************** James Rodger Simmons and Margaret Lula Calloway had three children which were raised their father. 1) James Underwood Simmons b. 1910 Cambridge Maryland.d. December 23 1944 in France WWII 2) Carlton Jethro Simmons b. April 28, 1912 Cambridge Maryland d. February 13, 1986 Starke, Florida (This is my father) 3) Arthur Carey Simmons b. February 12, 1916 Cambridge Maryland d. March 1987 Maryland. This is basically all I know for sure. I then started searching the census for the paternal family of my grandmother. One census lists her place of birth as Maryland the other Delaware. When I found the found the family of Jonathan and Sarah with a John age 6 in the 1860 Maryland Census I thought I had found it..and you know the rest. If you can help me in any way I would be most greatful. Thanks for all your help now and in the future.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/3Y.2ADI/1420.2.2 Message Board Post: I have a Heavelo Lofland and wife Eunice who have a son Wm. Draper Lofland. Heavelo is s/o Littleton Lofland (d.1799) and wife Grace. Littleton is brother to my George Lofland who was husband to Elizabeth Hill, dt/o Robert. Littleton and George had a sister Nancy(Nanny) who m. John Riley. If you have access to Sussex county marriages could you look and see if George and Elizabeth's son William is listed? He was b. ca 1778 and probably married 1800-1810. Again thanks for sending the Rob't Hill info. Carolyn