Linda, John, listers all...   We can't do a two-day trip without quite a bit of planning, and for this year's trip it's too late to change the design.  As for the cost, I'd like to keep it low, but without making the society take too bit a hit.  And frankly, it would be nice to break even.   If we had 40 riders at $40 dollars each we would pay for the bus and have a little left over for parking fees.  At the other end of the the scale, if we had 30 riders at $30 each the society would be subsidizing the trip to the tune of more than $600--and at that point someone would surely object.   But the best way to have a low price is to fill up the bus.  It seats 47.  If we can get that many commitments (or nearly) we can lower the price to $35 and the trip will still pay for itself.  If we fall a little short, the subsidy will still be small and no one would object.  So let's put some names on a list.   David H.   --- On Sat, 7/31/10, [email protected] <[email protected]> wrote: From: [email protected] <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [HCGS] DC Trip To: [email protected] Date: Saturday, July 31, 2010, 2:37 PM Just thinking: A tour of D. C. sounds interesting.  How easy will the trip be for  those who are mildly handicapped? (can't do steps or walk long distances.) A few  extras for a few more dollars could be a good trade off for some. Maybe some  more information and discussion would create more interest. Would a two day trip  with a less hectic schedule  be feasible? Has the information been put on the e-mail list of HCPD, our sister  organization in Lewis County? Linda In a message dated 7/31/2010 10:59:30 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  [email protected] writes: David; What size Bus is this going to be?   Is  this including taking the Bus on a Tour like we did the one time!   Darrell always tried to keep the price down and even though the prices  have went up, making it at the higher price would deter some people!   Instead of raising the price to the higher, why couldn't we use the actual  or maybe $35.00.  Darrell and I had this talk many times and our  conclusion was fill the Bus and go, half full and don't  go! John On 7/30/2010 10:41 AM, David Houchin  wrote: > Ethel, > > Diana and Ted and I looked at the  figures.  The cost of the bus has gone up > by about 25%, so we'll  have to raise our price proportionally.  A 25% > increase would  bring it to $37.50.  If we rounded this up to $40, do you > think  people would be deterred? > > The society has always been willing  to take a hit on the cost of the trip, > but these things are hard to  predict. > > David Houchin > Trip  Chairman > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From:  "Ethel"<[email protected]> >  To:<[email protected]> > Sent: Friday, July 30, 2010 9:17  AM > Subject: [HCGS] DC Trip > > >>    Hi  Ruby, >>       There are a few DAR members from  Elkins who are interested in the >> trip >> to DC. Have you  found out the cost?  I would like to let them know in >>  order >> to make plans. >> >> Thanks >>  Ethel Swiger >> >> >> -- >> I am using  the free version of SPAMfighter. >> We are a community of 7 million  users fighting spam. >> SPAMfighter has removed 891 of my spam emails  to date. >> Get the free SPAMfighter here:  http://www.spamfighter.com/len >> >> The Professional  version does not have this  message >> >> >> >>  ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list,  please send an email to >> [email protected] with the word  'unsubscribe' without the quotes >> in the subject and the body of  the message >> > > >  ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please  send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without  the quotes in the subject and the body of the  message > ------------------------------- To unsubscribe  from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word  'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the  message ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Just thinking: A tour of D. C. sounds interesting. How easy will the trip be for those who are mildly handicapped? (can't do steps or walk long distances.) A few extras for a few more dollars could be a good trade off for some. Maybe some more information and discussion would create more interest. Would a two day trip with a less hectic schedule be feasible? Has the information been put on the e-mail list of HCPD, our sister organization in Lewis County? Linda In a message dated 7/31/2010 10:59:30 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time, [email protected] writes: David; What size Bus is this going to be? Is this including taking the Bus on a Tour like we did the one time! Darrell always tried to keep the price down and even though the prices have went up, making it at the higher price would deter some people! Instead of raising the price to the higher, why couldn't we use the actual or maybe $35.00. Darrell and I had this talk many times and our conclusion was fill the Bus and go, half full and don't go! John On 7/30/2010 10:41 AM, David Houchin wrote: > Ethel, > > Diana and Ted and I looked at the figures. The cost of the bus has gone up > by about 25%, so we'll have to raise our price proportionally. A 25% > increase would bring it to $37.50. If we rounded this up to $40, do you > think people would be deterred? > > The society has always been willing to take a hit on the cost of the trip, > but these things are hard to predict. > > David Houchin > Trip Chairman > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Ethel"<[email protected]> > To:<[email protected]> > Sent: Friday, July 30, 2010 9:17 AM > Subject: [HCGS] DC Trip > > >> Hi Ruby, >> There are a few DAR members from Elkins who are interested in the >> trip >> to DC. Have you found out the cost? I would like to let them know in >> order >> to make plans. >> >> Thanks >> Ethel Swiger >> >> >> -- >> I am using the free version of SPAMfighter. >> We are a community of 7 million users fighting spam. >> SPAMfighter has removed 891 of my spam emails to date. >> Get the free SPAMfighter here: http://www.spamfighter.com/len >> >> The Professional version does not have this message >> >> >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes >> in the subject and the body of the message >> > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

two day trip sounds nice, but I will be coming up from Ohio and I will be at a hotel for that week and  it would be to much on me to pay for another hotel in dc,  too.   --- On Sat, 7/31/10, [email protected] <[email protected]> wrote: From: [email protected] <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [HCGS] DC Trip To: [email protected] Date: Saturday, July 31, 2010, 11:37 AM Just thinking: A tour of D. C. sounds interesting.  How easy will the trip be for  those who are mildly handicapped? (can't do steps or walk long distances.) A few  extras for a few more dollars could be a good trade off for some. Maybe some  more information and discussion would create more interest. Would a two day trip  with a less hectic schedule  be feasible? Has the information been put on the e-mail list of HCPD, our sister  organization in Lewis County? Linda In a message dated 7/31/2010 10:59:30 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  [email protected] writes: David; What size Bus is this going to be?   Is  this including taking the Bus on a Tour like we did the one time!   Darrell always tried to keep the price down and even though the prices  have went up, making it at the higher price would deter some people!   Instead of raising the price to the higher, why couldn't we use the actual  or maybe $35.00.  Darrell and I had this talk many times and our  conclusion was fill the Bus and go, half full and don't  go! John On 7/30/2010 10:41 AM, David Houchin  wrote: > Ethel, > > Diana and Ted and I looked at the  figures.  The cost of the bus has gone up > by about 25%, so we'll  have to raise our price proportionally.  A 25% > increase would  bring it to $37.50.  If we rounded this up to $40, do you > think  people would be deterred? > > The society has always been willing  to take a hit on the cost of the trip, > but these things are hard to  predict. > > David Houchin > Trip  Chairman > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From:  "Ethel"<[email protected]> >  To:<[email protected]> > Sent: Friday, July 30, 2010 9:17  AM > Subject: [HCGS] DC Trip > > >>    Hi  Ruby, >>       There are a few DAR members from  Elkins who are interested in the >> trip >> to DC. Have you  found out the cost?  I would like to let them know in >>  order >> to make plans. >> >> Thanks >>  Ethel Swiger >> >> >> -- >> I am using  the free version of SPAMfighter. >> We are a community of 7 million  users fighting spam. >> SPAMfighter has removed 891 of my spam emails  to date. >> Get the free SPAMfighter here:  http://www.spamfighter.com/len >> >> The Professional  version does not have this  message >> >> >> >>  ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list,  please send an email to >> [email protected] with the word  'unsubscribe' without the quotes >> in the subject and the body of  the message >> > > >  ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please  send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without  the quotes in the subject and the body of the  message > ------------------------------- To unsubscribe  from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word  'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the  message ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

**MEMO** DON'T FORGET Tuesday, November 2, 2010 TAKE THE TRASH OUT David, I don't think some people would mind that fee. Still sounds like a good deal....Will post this and will let you know. Ethel ----- Original Message ----- From: "David Houchin" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, July 30, 2010 10:41 AM Subject: Re: [HCGS] DC Trip > Ethel, > > Diana and Ted and I looked at the figures. The cost of the bus has gone > up > by about 25%, so we'll have to raise our price proportionally. A 25% > increase would bring it to $37.50. If we rounded this up to $40, do you > think people would be deterred? > > The society has always been willing to take a hit on the cost of the trip, > but these things are hard to predict. > > David Houchin > Trip Chairman > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Ethel" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Friday, July 30, 2010 9:17 AM > Subject: [HCGS] DC Trip > > >> >> Hi Ruby, >> There are a few DAR members from Elkins who are interested in the >> trip >> to DC. Have you found out the cost? I would like to let them know in >> order >> to make plans. >> >> Thanks >> Ethel Swiger >> >> >> -- >> I am using the free version of SPAMfighter. >> We are a community of 7 million users fighting spam. >> SPAMfighter has removed 891 of my spam emails to date. >> Get the free SPAMfighter here: http://www.spamfighter.com/len >> >> The Professional version does not have this message >> >> >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes >> in the subject and the body of the message >> > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 9.0.851 / Virus Database: 271.1.1/3036 - Release Date: 07/29/10 02:34:00 -- I am using the free version of SPAMfighter. We are a community of 7 million users fighting spam. SPAMfighter has removed 179 of my spam emails to date. Get the free SPAMfighter here: http://www.spamfighter.com/len The Professional version does not have this message

I don't mind paying that for the trip. --- On Fri, 7/30/10, Ethel <[email protected]> wrote: From: Ethel <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [HCGS] DC Trip To: [email protected] Date: Friday, July 30, 2010, 12:00 PM                                       **MEMO**                                  DON'T FORGET                           Tuesday, November 2, 2010                              TAKE THE TRASH OUT David, I don't think some people would mind that fee. Still sounds like a good deal....Will post this and will let you know. Ethel ----- Original Message ----- From: "David Houchin" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, July 30, 2010 10:41 AM Subject: Re: [HCGS] DC Trip > Ethel, > > Diana and Ted and I looked at the figures.  The cost of the bus has gone > up > by about 25%, so we'll have to raise our price proportionally.  A 25% > increase would bring it to $37.50.  If we rounded this up to $40, do you > think people would be deterred? > > The society has always been willing to take a hit on the cost of the trip, > but these things are hard to predict. > > David Houchin > Trip Chairman > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Ethel" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Friday, July 30, 2010 9:17 AM > Subject: [HCGS] DC Trip > > >> >>   Hi Ruby, >>      There are a few DAR members from Elkins who are interested in the >> trip >> to DC. Have you found out the cost?  I would like to let them know in >> order >> to make plans. >> >> Thanks >> Ethel Swiger >> >> >> -- >> I am using the free version of SPAMfighter. >> We are a community of 7 million users fighting spam. >> SPAMfighter has removed 891 of my spam emails to date. >> Get the free SPAMfighter here: http://www.spamfighter.com/len >> >> The Professional version does not have this message >> >> >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes >> in the subject and the body of the message >> > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 9.0.851 / Virus Database: 271.1.1/3036 - Release Date: 07/29/10 02:34:00 -- I am using the free version of SPAMfighter. We are a community of 7 million users fighting spam. SPAMfighter has removed 179 of my spam emails to date. Get the free SPAMfighter here: http://www.spamfighter.com/len The Professional version does not have this message ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

David; What size Bus is this going to be? Is this including taking the Bus on a Tour like we did the one time! Darrell always tried to keep the price down and even though the prices have went up, making it at the higher price would deter some people! Instead of raising the price to the higher, why couldn't we use the actual or maybe $35.00. Darrell and I had this talk many times and our conclusion was fill the Bus and go, half full and don't go! John On 7/30/2010 10:41 AM, David Houchin wrote: > Ethel, > > Diana and Ted and I looked at the figures. The cost of the bus has gone up > by about 25%, so we'll have to raise our price proportionally. A 25% > increase would bring it to $37.50. If we rounded this up to $40, do you > think people would be deterred? > > The society has always been willing to take a hit on the cost of the trip, > but these things are hard to predict. > > David Houchin > Trip Chairman > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Ethel"<[email protected]> > To:<[email protected]> > Sent: Friday, July 30, 2010 9:17 AM > Subject: [HCGS] DC Trip > > >> Hi Ruby, >> There are a few DAR members from Elkins who are interested in the >> trip >> to DC. Have you found out the cost? I would like to let them know in >> order >> to make plans. >> >> Thanks >> Ethel Swiger >> >> >> -- >> I am using the free version of SPAMfighter. >> We are a community of 7 million users fighting spam. >> SPAMfighter has removed 891 of my spam emails to date. >> Get the free SPAMfighter here: http://www.spamfighter.com/len >> >> The Professional version does not have this message >> >> >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes >> in the subject and the body of the message >> > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

Ethel, Diana and Ted and I looked at the figures. The cost of the bus has gone up by about 25%, so we'll have to raise our price proportionally. A 25% increase would bring it to $37.50. If we rounded this up to $40, do you think people would be deterred? The society has always been willing to take a hit on the cost of the trip, but these things are hard to predict. David Houchin Trip Chairman ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ethel" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, July 30, 2010 9:17 AM Subject: [HCGS] DC Trip > > Hi Ruby, > There are a few DAR members from Elkins who are interested in the > trip > to DC. Have you found out the cost? I would like to let them know in > order > to make plans. > > Thanks > Ethel Swiger > > > -- > I am using the free version of SPAMfighter. > We are a community of 7 million users fighting spam. > SPAMfighter has removed 891 of my spam emails to date. > Get the free SPAMfighter here: http://www.spamfighter.com/len > > The Professional version does not have this message > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message >

Hi Ruby, There are a few DAR members from Elkins who are interested in the trip to DC. Have you found out the cost? I would like to let them know in order to make plans. Thanks Ethel Swiger -- I am using the free version of SPAMfighter. We are a community of 7 million users fighting spam. SPAMfighter has removed 891 of my spam emails to date. Get the free SPAMfighter here: http://www.spamfighter.com/len The Professional version does not have this message

www.footnote.com, free trial, images of pension applications, and payroll sheets And once again, ask David ([email protected]). The Rev War pensions and fraudulent claims are his pets.

Ruby, Please keep me in the loop on the DC Trip. I've gone on a few and would like to do so again this year. I also have at least one of my fellow DAR members from Morgantown that is also interested in going. Her name is Susan Arnold and she may be contacting you soon for more details. Thanks so much, Anna Chandler -----Original Message----- From: Ruby Casto <[email protected]> To: Harrison County Genealogical Society <[email protected]> Sent: Sat, Jul 10, 2010 1:44 pm Subject: [HCGS] MEETING The Harrison County Genealogical Society held their regular monthly meeting this ate with 15 persons in attendance. There would have been 16 but the treasurer ad another function that she needed to attend. We awarded one of the scholarships today and the other recipient could not ttend due to illness. We presented Sarah Wheeler with a $500.00 scholarship nd she said she would be going to Duquesne this fall. She and her mother alerie Wheeler were in attendance. We also had Bob Blankenship from Ohio along with new members John & Nancy ohrer. David has talked to Country Roads and they have penciled us in for a trip to ashington, DC on the 5th of October. If you are interested in going, please et us know. We are not sure of the cost at this time but the cost of taking he bus has gone up, so it will probably be slightly higher this year. David also had some new books that are being published by Dianne Zimmerman: As American as Apple Pie, on the Harbert/Herbert families. A Yankee Volunteer in the Civil War. Pvt. Joseph R. Thompson Andrew Smith & James Smith Families: Aaron Smith line Captain James Davies ncestors of Boggess's of Harrison County. We discussed our annual picnic which will be after the next meeting on August th. We will hold the meeting at 10:00 and following that we will car pool to iana Johnson's house. It will be held outside and if you must bring something, he said, to bring a dessert. We also set the date for the September meeting to the 11th due to the 4th being he Labor Day weekend. Ruby Casto embership Chairman of HCGS ------------------------------ o unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] ith the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of he message

How do you find some one who was said to have fought in the Revolutionary War who may have died in the war? Especially when you have no information such as correct spelling of the name or exact location? This is lengthy so please bear with me. According to family notes my 3rd great grandfather came from Germany and was in America in time to have fathered a son, born according to 1850 census records, in 1769 near Hagerstown, MD. and to have fought "under Washington." The family "after Penn made a treaty with the Indians, located near Gettysburg. Later came across Braddock's old road to around Morgantown." Not sure of the sequence of the events. Brothers George (my ggg grandfather) and Frederick STEORTS / STORTS / STEORTZ / STOTZ / STOTS / STURTZ, etc came from Germany together. I always thought they arrived in Philadelphia but lately found a note that said they came into New York. George was a carpenter and Frederick was a machinist. This seems to be one of the more difficult German names. But there was enough specific information in the partial notes I have that I feel they are true. His son George STEORTS / STORTS / STOTS shows up on land purchases in 1816 at the Lewis / Harrison County border along what is now Rt. 19 just north of Jane Lew, WV. In 1827 he married Eunice Bailey Stalnaker, widow of John Whitman Stalnaker by whom she had five children. She was the daughter of Minter Bailey, Sr. who bought land next door in about 1807, the same land where Indians earlier killed Thomas Hughes and a Lowther. George and Eunice had six children, three girls and three sons, one died in the Civil War. George was 58 and Eunice (poor woman!) was 36 when they married. So George may have had another family earlier that I have not found either. In Mary Jackson's mother's journal (she was a connection through the Cookman family) she notes that the parents of "Jane Lew" George were Frederick and Ann. ???? There was a Frederick STORTS who died in 1783 in Bedford / Fulton Co. PA who was a Lt. in the PA militia during the war. He appears to not have had children but had a stepson Peter Swartzwelder (sp??) who married Mary STORTS. In Frederick's will he leaves items to his nephew George STORTS and niece Charlotte, children of an unnamed brother. I'm only guessing that George may have died in the war. If this Frederick STORTS was the brother then it makes since that he would leave something to his brother's children for whom he may have served as a guardian. I started a STORTS DNA Project but so far only two STAATS cousins have found each other and did not show a connection to the STEORTS / STORTS family. The tombstone of Eunice Bailey Stalnaker Steorts in Broad Run Cemetery says STEORTS one of two surviving sons who went to Missouri in the 1850s used STORTS. So many questions!! Any help appreciated. Linda Steorts Kaufman In a message dated 7/29/2010 7:46:17 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, [email protected] writes: Regarding pension applications - a number of my ancestors were Indian spies. Does anyone have a good explanation of what was an Indian spy. Earlier I contacted Army history at Carlisle Pa with no help. Any help will be appreciated. Mike Bush -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of [email protected] Sent: Thursday, July 29, 2010 10:38 AM To: N.A. Jackson; [email protected]; [email protected] Subject: Re: [HCPD] Revolutionary War Pension Records on line This is a great site and brings up a question I have on the fraud issue. My gggggrandfather was one of the men that was dropped from the pension rolls because of Singleton's investigation. I just returned from DC with copies of his papers. The National Archives does not have in his pension file documentation where he applied. The only documents were the form of how much he was entitled to receive, Singleton's notes where he stated my ancestor should not receive a pension, and letters from my family attempting to clear my ancestor's name. One of the papers in the file states "see Virginia Agency Book". Any idea what this is or where I could find it? Also, is there anywhere else I can look for his statement on when he applied? Could this be in a state or federal court record book? Any suggestions are welcome. Kathy McCann Keyser ------Original Message------ From: N.A. Jackson Sender: [email protected] To: [email protected] Subject: [HCPD] Revolutionary War Pension Records on line Sent: Jul 27, 2010 5:25 AM If other site I sent didn't work try this: [1]http://southerncampaign.org/pen/index.htm Need to be sure and read appendix after David Sleeth's statements as many in Lewis Co. were considered fraudlant. Discussion of Singleton's investigation. 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I have German roots and am wondering if you've seen the name with an umlaut over the O (the two dots)? If so, when they Americanized the name they took away the two dots and added an E after the O. So it would be spelled Stoerts. Another spelling for you to check! Jan ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]>; <[email protected]>; <[email protected]>; <[email protected]>; <[email protected]> Cc: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, July 29, 2010 8:42 PM Subject: Re: [HCGS] [HCPD] Revolutionary War--questions, need help > How do you find some one who was said to have fought in the Revolutionary > War who may have died in the war? Especially when you have no information > such as correct spelling of the name or exact location? This is lengthy so > please bear with me. > > According to family notes my 3rd great grandfather came from Germany and > was in America in time to have fathered a son, born according to 1850 > census > records, in 1769 near Hagerstown, MD. and to have fought "under > Washington." The family "after Penn made a treaty with the Indians, > located near > Gettysburg. Later came across Braddock's old road to around Morgantown." > Not > sure of the sequence of the events. > > Brothers George (my ggg grandfather) and Frederick STEORTS / STORTS / > STEORTZ / STOTZ / STOTS / STURTZ, etc came from Germany together. I always > thought they arrived in Philadelphia but lately found a note that said > they came > into New York. George was a carpenter and Frederick was a machinist. > > This seems to be one of the more difficult German names. But there was > enough specific information in the partial notes I have that I feel they > are > true. > > His son George STEORTS / STORTS / STOTS shows up on land purchases in 1816 > at the Lewis / Harrison County border along what is now Rt. 19 just north > of Jane Lew, WV. In 1827 he married Eunice Bailey Stalnaker, widow of > John > Whitman Stalnaker by whom she had five children. She was the daughter of > Minter Bailey, Sr. who bought land next door in about 1807, the same land > where Indians earlier killed Thomas Hughes and a Lowther. George and > Eunice had > six children, three girls and three sons, one died in the Civil War. > George was 58 and Eunice (poor woman!) was 36 when they married. So > George may > have had another family earlier that I have not found either. > > In Mary Jackson's mother's journal (she was a connection through the > Cookman family) she notes that the parents of "Jane Lew" George were > Frederick > and Ann. ???? There was a Frederick STORTS who died in 1783 in Bedford / > Fulton Co. PA who was a Lt. in the PA militia during the war. He appears > to > not have had children but had a stepson Peter Swartzwelder (sp??) who > married > Mary STORTS. In Frederick's will he leaves items to his nephew George > STORTS and niece Charlotte, children of an unnamed brother. I'm only > guessing > that George may have died in the war. If this Frederick STORTS was the > brother then it makes since that he would leave something to his brother's > children for whom he may have served as a guardian. > > I started a STORTS DNA Project but so far only two STAATS cousins have > found each other and did not show a connection to the STEORTS / STORTS > family. > The tombstone of Eunice Bailey Stalnaker Steorts in Broad Run Cemetery > says STEORTS one of two surviving sons who went to Missouri in the 1850s > used STORTS. > > So many questions!! Any help appreciated. > > Linda Steorts Kaufman > > > > > In a message dated 7/29/2010 7:46:17 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, > [email protected] writes: > > Regarding pension applications - a number of my ancestors were Indian > spies. > Does anyone have a good explanation of what was an Indian spy. > > Earlier I contacted Army history at Carlisle Pa with no help. > > Any help will be appreciated. > > Mike Bush > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On > Behalf > Of [email protected] > Sent: Thursday, July 29, 2010 10:38 AM > To: N.A. Jackson; [email protected]; [email protected] > Subject: Re: [HCPD] Revolutionary War Pension Records on line > > This is a great site and brings up a question I have on the fraud issue. > My > gggggrandfather was one of the men that was dropped from the pension > rolls > because of Singleton's investigation. I just returned from DC with > copies > of his papers. The National Archives does not have in his pension file > documentation where he applied. The only documents were the form of how > much he was entitled to receive, Singleton's notes where he stated my > ancestor should not receive a pension, and letters from my family > attempting > to clear my ancestor's name. > > One of the papers in the file states "see Virginia Agency Book". Any > idea > what this is or where I could find it? Also, is there anywhere else I > can > look for his statement on when he applied? Could this be in a state or > federal court record book? Any suggestions are welcome. > > Kathy McCann Keyser > ------Original Message------ > From: N.A. Jackson > Sender: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > Subject: [HCPD] Revolutionary War Pension Records on line > Sent: Jul 27, 2010 5:25 AM > > > If other site I sent didn't work try this: > > [1]http://southerncampaign.org/pen/index.htm > > Need to be sure and read appendix after David Sleeth's statements as > many > in > Lewis Co. were considered fraudlant. Discussion of Singleton's > investigation. Nancy Jackson > > References > > 1. http://southerncampaign.org/pen/index.htm > > > > > ************ > Do the readers and our archives a favor, please trim quoted messages. > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in > the subject and the body of the message > > > Sent by BlackBerry, available from NTELOS Wireless > > > > > > ************ > Do the readers and our archives a favor, please trim quoted messages. > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in > the subject and the body of the message > > > > > > ************ > Do the readers and our archives a favor, please trim quoted messages. > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the > body of the message > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message >

This is an excerpt from the following: http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~kyfloyd/Mis_files/penion_james_fraley.htm NATIONAL ARCHIVES, REVOLUTIONARY WAR PENSION APPLICATIONS; RECORD 3736 JAMES FRALEY STATE OF KENTUCKY COUNTY OF FLOYD On this day of June 1834 personally appeared before the undersigned one of the Commonwealth, Justice of the Peace, for said County, James Fraley, resident of Lawrence County, Kentucky. Aged 75 years of age who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress passed June 7, 1832. That he entered the service of the United States and served under the following named officers; Colonel William Camel, Captain Snody, for 9 months as an Indian Spy in the County of Washington, and the State of Virginia then was the 3rd of March 1779. His employment was as a Scout and Spy. He served with no Continental Officers of Militia Regiment during the period of his tour, and traveled and spied during that year on the frontier of the state bordering on the Clinch River Settlement in the County of Washington. The Spies did not go all together, by twos and by fours, chiefly by two. He marched and spied during the months of April, May, and June, not far from the fort on the Clinch River known by Moores Fort situated about a mile from the Clinch River. In this fort there was constantly about 20 or 25 men besides the Spies. The indians were not so troublesome in the immediate vicinity of Moores Fort, but they were more troublesome lower down on Clinch and Powell's Valley. In August the Wyandots from the north appeared in our vicinity. When out he saw indian sign, 3 persons only were killed in his neighborhood. To wit John English's wife, Molly and two of her little boys. The Indians retreated down Sandy and they were pursued by the Spies as well as the others who remained in the Fort to guard it. They were unable to overtake the Indians. They had stole some horses. These are the particular circumstances that I now recollect of. The Spies had particular sections allotted to them, where the war parties of the indian sign passed, and some time we would not return unless indian sign was seen, for a month. That in August and September the indians were always most troublesome in stealing, murdering, and burning. The Spies before had a running fight with the indians and they retreated. This was with the lower squads. He received his discharge sometime about the 10th of December, 1779 for 9 months served, he thinks it was a kind of recommendation and stated his service to get his pay. He has never seen it since. The man who spied with him this year was Lazarus Damron. In April, the date has escaped him, 1780 he enlisted for one year in the County of Washington and state of Virginia as an indian spy under Colonel Camel, Captain Snody again, and Lieutenant Cowan to spy in the same section. The Spies were to be recollected to find themselves. They lived on venison and bear meat. Early in June the indians made their appearance in his quarter of Washington County. They first stole two girls, to wit, Ann and Mary Bush, and made off for Canada. They succeeded in getting down on the waters of Sandy with them as far as Jurney's Creek in Floyd County, about 12 miles from the court house.

Thanks ________________________________ From: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Thu, July 29, 2010 1:05:41 PM Subject: [HCGS] change of email from Verison to frontier Looks like the change from verrison.net to frontier.com is automatic. I sent my self an email [email protected] [email protected] and both went through without a hitch. Dick Wilt Web Master http://www.wvhcgs.com ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Looks like the change from verrison.net to frontier.com is automatic. I sent my self an email [email protected] [email protected] and both went through without a hitch. Dick Wilt Web Master http://www.wvhcgs.com

The newsletters have been mailed and I received mine today. I found it very interesting. It will probably be next week before some on the West Coast receive theirs, they were just mailed yesterday. Don't forget if you are planning on attending the annual picnic to let us know. It will be the 7th of August following the regular meeting. Ruby

We would like to welcome our newest member to the members only list. Joann Sandy [email protected] SURNAMES: Sandy Joseph Berry James of Tenn. Welcome Joann. Ruby Membership Chairman of HCGS

The Harrison County Genealogical Society Web Site has been updated with Capter VI of the History of Clarksburg. Dick Wilt Web Master http://www.wvhcgs.com

Dear List, Because of a bicycle race in downtown Clarksburg on the morning of the 17th, the library won't be opening until 1:00 p.m. Consequently we won't be open in the West Virginia Room at all on that day. Please share this. David Houchin

Paul, This is just a one day trip and no one stays overnight. We leave from behind the Clarksburg Library at 5:00 a.m. Stop over in Maryland for breakfast and get in DC about 10:00 a.m. Stops are made at the DAR, Archives and the Library of Congress. You are free to do and go whatever/wherever you want until 5:00 P.M. when the bus leaves at the Archives. It is each person's responsibility to be at the Archives at 5:00. Stop for supper/dinner on the way home and get back into Clarksburg about 1:00 A.M. The last two times the trip has been taken they did keep the bus for some to do sight seeing. Hope this has been an answer to your question. Ruby ----- Original Message ----- From: "Paul Pettit" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, July 12, 2010 10:23 PM Subject: [HCGS] Washignton DC trip > Ruby > > I guess this is a day trip and no one will be sating over night? > > Thanks > > Paul > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On > Behalf > Of Ruby Casto > Sent: Saturday, July 10, 2010 10:44 AM > To: Harrison County Genealogical Society > Subject: [HCGS] MEETING > > The Harrison County Genealogical Society held their regular monthly > meeting > this date with 15 persons in attendance. There would have been 16 but the > treasurer had another function that she needed to attend. > We awarded one of the scholarships today and the other recipient could > not attend due to illness. We presented Sarah Wheeler with a $500.00 > scholarship and she said she would be going to Duquesne this fall. She > and > her mother Valerie Wheeler were in attendance. > We also had Bob Blankenship from Ohio along with new members John & > Nancy > Rohrer. > David has talked to Country Roads and they have penciled us in for a > trip > to Washington, DC on the 5th of October. If you are interested in going, > please let us know. We are not sure of the cost at this time but the cost > of taking the bus has gone up, so it will probably be slightly higher this > year. > David also had some new books that are being published by Dianne > Zimmerman: > As American as Apple Pie, on the Harbert/Herbert families. > > A Yankee Volunteer in the Civil War. Pvt. Joseph R. Thompson > > Andrew Smith & James Smith Families: Aaron Smith line > > Captain James Davies > Ancestors of Boggess's of Harrison County. > > We discussed our annual picnic which will be after the next meeting on > August 7th. We will hold the meeting at 10:00 and following that we will > car pool to Diana Johnson's house. It will be held outside and if you > must > bring something, she said, to bring a dessert. > > We also set the date for the September meeting to the 11th due to the 4th > being the Labor Day weekend. > > Ruby Casto > Membership Chairman of HCGS > > > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in > the subject and the body of the message > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message