Dear George Cousins, Does anyone have any information on any of the Georges that lived near the border of Hardy VA later became Grant WV and Pendleton Va/WV area from about 1790-1890? I feel confidant that they are all related and am trying to fit them together, any pieces of the puzzle you may have would be appreciated-- If anyone would like to read further my connections and family data are: This family was found on the 1850/1860 Hardy Census: James GEORGE Jr. b abt 1825-27, 25 age 1850, 33 age 1860 Elizabeth b. abt 1822, 28 age 1850 died before 1860 Phoebe Wolford b. abt 1829, 31 age 1860, md 8 mar 1860 Sofronia b. abt 1846, 4 age 1850, 14 age 1860 (my gggmother) Jacob b. abt 1848, 2 age 1850, 12 age 1860 Gabriel (Wolford) b. abt 1850, 10 age 1860 Mary b. abt 1853, 7 age 1860 Christian b. abt 1854, 6 age 1860 I made the mistake of attaching the above James to the following James because they were listed on the 1850 Census as Jr and Sr and were listed as next door neighbors so I made the unpardonable mistake of assuming they were father and son. I have since learned that Jr/Sr did not mean father and son. There fore I have to find James real father. I am now thinking that Sr was probably Jr's uncle. James George Sr. b abt 1785, 65 age 1850 Margaret b. abt 1796, 54 age 1850 John b. abt 1820, 30 age 1850 Margaret b. abt 1830, 20 age 1850 Mary b. abt 1834, 16 age 1850 Enos b. abt 1837, 13 age 1850 William b. abt 1839, 11 age 1850 Margaret George died 1 feb 1872, father Engles James George md Peggy Engle dec 19, 1817 The assumption can be made that James Sr's wife is Margaret Engle, but I'm rather leary about making assumptions, so am still looking for confirmation-such as burial plots with the death date of Margaret next to James with similiar birth year. I have found this family on LDS-ANF (names and dates are unverified by me) that could be the family of James Jr.: William C. GEORGE b. 1796 , VA; d. Apr 1875, McLean county IL; md. 1816 Hampshire VA Mary A. Hawkins b. abt 1798, VA; d. 1854, Champaign county IL Samuel b. abt 1818, Hampshire, VA John b. abt 1820, Hampshire VA; d. 1854; md Mary Ann BOHANAN, 1 jun 1883 Thomas b. abt 1822, Pendleton, VA; md. Betts COLLINS James b. 24 mar 1824, Pendleton Va; md Elizabeth BENNETT Catherine b. abt 1826, Pendleton VA; md SIMONS Elsie b. abt 1828, Hampshire, VA; md Elijah WHITE Mary b. abt 1830, Hampshire VA; William BROWN Sarah b. abt 1832, Hampshire VA; Silas SMITH Ann Rebecca b. abt 1834, Wheeling, Ohio, VA; md Wm EMMETT Isaac b. 14 sep 1836, Wheeling, Ohio, Va; d. 5 jan 1917 Deering, McHenry, ND; md. Catherine COOK, 21 feb 1864, Bloomington, McLean, IL William b. abt 1836, Wheeling, Ohio, Va; Abraham b. 14 sep 1836, Wheeling, Ohio, Va; md Miss GORHAM and this family on LDS ANF (also unverified) that could be the family of James SR and William C. making James Sr the uncle of James Jr.: Reuben GEORGE b. 25 Nov 1749, Caroline, Culpepper, VA; d. 16 Jan 1832, Pendleton VA; md 27 dec 1780 Elsey FRAZEY b. 1755, Stony Hill, NJ; d. 27 Jul 1821 Samuel b. 12 oct 1782, Stony Hill, NJ; d. 15 feb 1783 Stony Hill, NJ John b. 21 Jun 1784, Stony Hill, NJ James b. 30 nov 1787, Augusta, VA Henry Sr b. 25 nov 1790, Pendleton VA; d. 19 jul 1882; md. Mary Elizabeth MURPHY Sarah b. 21 jul 1794, Pendleton VA; md. Solomon INGLE, 24 jun 1823 Pendleton, VA William b. 20 feb 1798, Pendleton VA According to my research Reuben GEORGE was a Rev. War Pensioner and according to his Last Pension Payment, the children above with the exception of Samuel, were mentioned . This is all that I have on the GEORGE family of Pendleton, Hardy/Grant counties. I am trying to piece together all of the George families that lived in the Pendleton, Hardy/Grant area since they probably all descended from Reuben GEORGE which I have not proved yet, but is probably my 5ggf . I have some references from E.L. Judy's book on History of Grant and Hardy county. I think they came in 1790 and very few were left by 1890, they went to IL or Kansas. My gggm married in Green county OH and returned to raise her family in WV, I've still not found where her family moved to. If you find a connection, I would love to hear from you, Elaine asemmett@tctwest.net Brady emmbp@uwyo.edu