I just have to answer this message. In 1911 my great-grandfather David Alexander Robinson wrote a letter from Verden, Oklahoma to his brother Isaac J. Robinson who resided at the time in MO. They were from TN then Yell County, AR. My grandmother D.A. Robinson's daughter, Ida Jane, was born in Birta, Yell County, AR in 1882 as was my mother in 1908. Ida married William Noel Hale. I have heard my family speak of the McVey's but I did not connect with this until you used McVey and Verden, OK and Yell County, AR together. I will pull out the letter and see if he used names you mention and write again. Give me a day or two. Please answer me so that I know who I am writing to. I don't know any history about the McVeys but I think I have a picture of "The McVey's" stashed some place. I will look. Armenta................ ----- Original Message ----- From: <SandKatC@aol.com> To: <IT-INDIAN-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: April 07, 2001 6:47 PM Subject: [IT-INDIAN] McVEY & SHEPPARD > In a message dated 4/7/01 1:38:45 PM, sweldon@bigfoot.com writes: > > << Jeramiah or Jerry Miah spelled both ways on > > different documents married on 17 Oct 1877 in IT to Mary (Mollie) McVey b > > 1866 headstone date census date 1861 d 21 Dec 1917 Yell County, AR. >> > > Samuel: > > In your message the name McVEY caught my eye. I don't know if there might be > a family connection, but there have been McVEYs around Verden, Grady CO, OK > for at least 100 years now. > > Also, I looked at the Verden Cemetery list and came up with one SHEPPARD > buried there. There are a number of MCVEYs there. > > SHEPPARD, John Thomas, 4 Mar 1893 - 15 Jan 1968 > (Unmarked grave, H/O Sally Sheppard, S/O Thompson & Sarah Sheppard) > > Its a long shot but maybe there is a connection to your McVEY/SHEPPARD family. > > Best, Sandi Carter > > > ============================== > Visit Ancestry.com for a FREE 14-Day Trial and enjoy access to the #1 > Source for Family History Online. Go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/subscribe/subscribetrial1y.asp?sourcecode=F11HB > >

They Mollie McVey I speak of is my great grand mother. I have no information on the McVeys as the oral history I received was she was an orphan. After her and Jeramiah married in 1886 they moved back to AR. Logan County. There is a place known today as Shepard Hill. Any information or anyplace I can look for information on any of these people would be appreciated. Samuel Weldon 9344 Lait Dr. El Paso, TX. 79925-6639 915-592-6935 sweldon@bigfoot.com http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~weldonfamily ----- Original Message ----- From: "armenta" <armenta@brightok.net> To: <IT-INDIAN-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, April 07, 2001 8:02 PM Subject: Re: [IT-INDIAN] McVEY & SHEPPARD > I just have to answer this message. In 1911 my great-grandfather David > Alexander Robinson wrote a letter from Verden, Oklahoma to his brother Isaac > J. Robinson who resided at the time in MO. They were from TN then Yell > County, AR. My grandmother D.A. Robinson's daughter, Ida Jane, was born in > Birta, Yell County, AR in 1882 as was my mother in 1908. Ida married William > Noel Hale. I have heard my family speak of the McVey's but I did not connect > with this until you used McVey and Verden, OK and Yell County, AR together. > I will pull out the letter and see if he used names you mention and write > again. Give me a day or two. Please answer me so that I know who I am > writing to. I don't know any history about the McVeys but I think I have a > picture of "The McVey's" stashed some place. I will look. > > Armenta................ > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <SandKatC@aol.com> > To: <IT-INDIAN-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: April 07, 2001 6:47 PM > Subject: [IT-INDIAN] McVEY & SHEPPARD > > > > In a message dated 4/7/01 1:38:45 PM, sweldon@bigfoot.com writes: > > > > << Jeramiah or Jerry Miah spelled both ways on > > > > different documents married on 17 Oct 1877 in IT to Mary (Mollie) McVey b > > > > 1866 headstone date census date 1861 d 21 Dec 1917 Yell County, AR. >> > > > > Samuel: > > > > In your message the name McVEY caught my eye. I don't know if there might > be > > a family connection, but there have been McVEYs around Verden, Grady CO, > OK > > for at least 100 years now. > > > > Also, I looked at the Verden Cemetery list and came up with one SHEPPARD > > buried there. There are a number of MCVEYs there. > > > > SHEPPARD, John Thomas, 4 Mar 1893 - 15 Jan 1968 > > (Unmarked grave, H/O Sally Sheppard, S/O Thompson & Sarah Sheppard) > > > > Its a long shot but maybe there is a connection to your McVEY/SHEPPARD > family. > > > > Best, Sandi Carter > > > > > > ============================== > > Visit Ancestry.com for a FREE 14-Day Trial and enjoy access to the #1 > > Source for Family History Online. Go to: > > http://www.ancestry.com/subscribe/subscribetrial1y.asp?sourcecode=F11HB > > > > > > > ============================== > Shop Ancestry - Everything you need to Discover, Preserve & Celebrate > your heritage! > http://shop.myfamily.com/ancestrycatalog > >