I am looking for information on the descendents and ancestors of Newton P. MORGAN. In addition to the parents and their parents can anyone tell me what the initial P. stands for in Newton's name? Descendants of John C. MORGAN 1 John C. MORGAN 1840 - 1896 b: Abt. 1840 in VA .. +Francis A. BENNET 1843 - b: Abt. 1843 in KY m: August 05, 1859 in Mason Cnty, KY ......... 2 Newton P. MORGAN 1866 - b: Abt. 1866 in KY ............. +Alice SMITH m: June 15, 1885 in Greenup Cnty, KY

I am in need of help. In the past several days I have read posting on a great number of John MORGANs with little or no information on them or their children. Was John Valentine MORGAN's parents from PA, OH, WV, VA, NC, KY or elsewhere? I have tidbits of information from all the men who will be listed here that any may be true for this Morgan family. Is John Valentine a descendant of Mary A. MORGAN? 1 Mary A. MORGAN b: Abt 1795 VA +?? MORGAN 2 John MORGAN b: ? Mary ?? 3 John Valentine MORGAN b: 1845 VA or KY Louisa SARTAIN b: 1846 KY John Valentine Morgan's Civil War enlistment papers indicate that he was born in Mason Cnty, KY. His pension application indicates that he was born in Covington, KY. Since he enlisted at Covington, KY it could well be that the answer on the pension application is in error. The 1860 Census indicates he was born in VA. John Valentine Morgan served in the Civil War with the Union Forces in Company J 55th Regiment of the Kentucky Mounted Infantry he enrolled as a Private on the 23rd day of February 1865. He served in the Kentucky Mounted Infantry Volunteers under Capt. Alexander W. (Lauwill) and was honorably discharged on the 19th of September 1865 at Louisville,KY. He was 5'10'' with Brown Hair and Blue eyes. He was treated in the Hospital in Lexington,KY June 7th and 8th, 1865 and was listed as malingering and deserted on June 8, 1865. He was reported as a deserter to the Pro. Mar. on June 10th at Lexington, KY. He states in his application that he resided in Mason Cnty, KY. from the time of his discharge to July 1877 and since in Adams Cnty, Ohio. He states that his occupation is that of a farmer. His address on the 26th of June 1897 is Blue Creek, Adams Cnty.,Ohio and that he lives on Johnson's Run. On January 31, 1898 he indicated that he is married to Louisa Sartain that they were married on September 18th 1864 in Aberdeen,Brown, Ohio and that the record of marriage is recorded at Georgetown, Brown Cnty, Ohio. He further lists his children and their birth dates. On March 20, 1915 he answers Pension questions indicating that he enlisted at Maysville,KY and that he and Louisa Sartain were married by Thomas Shelton at Aberdeen, Ohio. His wife and he are living together and he again lists children and dates of birth He answers pension question that his parents were John and Mary Morgan and that he was an only child. In various answers to census and pension documents he lists his parents birth places as VA, KY and OH. In the 1860 census John V. Morgan is found living with Mary A. Morgan a woman of the age of 65 who is likely his grandmother. He is 14 in this census and was born in VA. Mary A. Morgan was born in VA. Also with the family is John C. Morgan, born VA, and his wife Francis and David P. Morgan, born VA, that are of the age that they could be John V. Morgan's cousins or uncles. In 1850 another male by the name of Nathan, born VA, is living along with the aforementioned males. All of these men along with John V. Morgan served in the same KY cavalry unit in the Civil War further giving credibility to the fact that they are related. In Civil War pensions David P. Morgan states that he is the brother of John C. Morgan. John Valentine states in his civil war pension application that he was an only child and that his father was John MORGAN and his mother Mary. Information then comes to light that John V Morgan had previously enlisted in 1863. He fails to mention this in his pension application as he would have been under age when he served the first time. One enlistment is Maysville and the other is in Covington, KY. Hence the confusion on the application. Both times he served in the mounted infantry. In the census records he variously records his parents birth in VA, OH, KY. The other MORGAN men listed above list their birth and that of their parents in OH, VA, NC and KY. I need any clue you can give me!!! Derald MORGAN ___________________________________________

The following article appeared in the December 10, 1942 edition of the Sandy Valley Enquirer: RUSH WAS SETTLED BY THE GEIGERS Rush was earlier known as Geigerville as it was first settled by the Geiger family. The Geigers built several houses here and established a general store business. Soon after, the A. C. & I. Railway Company opened and worked a seam of coal here and built a railroad from Ashland to Denton. They began to haul coal by rail from here in 1872. The first school was built at Norton Branch on the Norton property during the Civil War. The Geigers, in 1865, built a church for the Southern Methodists of this community. In 1872, the Ashland Coal Company built a M. E. Church. At the present time there are three active churches here: Missionary Baptist, Methodist and Pilgrim Holiness. The A. C. & I. continued the operation of their mines until 1922, when they sold this property to the American Rolling Mill Co. They sold the Railway Company to the C & O. In 1939, they sold the remainder of the property to Eastern Kentucky Land and Developing Co., who are now cutting the available timber. There are three truck coal mines operating now. R. C. Jordan, Ashland Firebrick Company, operates clay mines.

The following article appeared on the front page of the December 10, 1942 edition of the Sandy Valley Enquirer: METHODIST CHURCH WAS YANKEE STABLE In the year 1861, the Yankee troops were stationed in Grayson, occupying most of the town. At the time of the war between the states the Methodists were unable to use their church as the Yankees seized possession of it and used it as a stable for their horses. During the last years of the war, that spirited Southern gentleman, Rev. John Martin, drove the horses out and cleaned the building and defied the Yankees to return. Thus, services were definitely resumed in the Methodist Church of Grayson. Parties were plentiful during this era. The boys in their best and the girls in their Calico looked forward to the nights that a party was to be held at a neighbor's house, some walking ten miles just to dance to the tune of the Virginia Reel.

The following article appeared on the front page of the December 10, 1942 edition of the Sandy Valley Enquirer: PLEASANT VALLEY CHURCH BUILT 1870 By: Mrs. Alice Harris One of the pioneers in the history of Carter County was Joseph Haven Strother, son of Rev. Phillip Strother. Joseph Haven Strother was elected County Judge twice and was urged by his friends to seek office for the third time, but due to blindness he did not enter politics again. Rev. Phillip Strother was one of the greatest evangelists of his time. After years of faithful service to the people of Carter County, he retired and lived with his son Joseph, on his farm. Joseph Haven Strother lived to be 88 years old. In 1870 the Methodist built a hewed-log church at Counts Cross Roads, known then as Pleasant Valley. Later, a frame church was built and all Protestant denominations held services in this church. This was back in the horse-and-buggy days and people who lived far from the church had to start at daylight, bringing a basket of food for their dinner. After the services they would return home, arriving there about dark and just in time to chop the wood, feed the livestock, do the milking and all the other chores that were so numerous in those days. Each settler of these pioneer days looked forward to the Quarterly Meetin' held four times a year. At these quarterly meetings the people for miles and miles around would gather for a whole day of worship. Lunches were spread and picnic parties were plentiful. Prior to the building of the church at the Cross Roads the services were held at the home of Joseph Haven Strother, services being held once a month.

The following article appeared on the front page of the December 10, 1942 edition of the Sandy Valley Enquirer: HORTON BROS. & BROWN IS OLDEST PHARMACY IN COUNTY Fifty-five years ago, in 1887, in the time of Grover Cleveland, Dr. W. A. Horton purchased from Dr. A. F. Hill a drug store in Grayson. Dr. Horton, an industrious young man, had read medicine under Dr. Lewis Prichard, a prominent physician here at that time. Late, in 1801, Dr. Horton was graduated from the Ohio Medical College (now the University of Cincinnati.) Dr. Horton, in his busy practice of medicine, saw the need of an able and trustworthy assistant to manage the growing business in the drug store and so he sold a half-interest to his brother, J. E. Horton, who took over the management. In 1923 A. R. Huff, son-in-law of Dr. Horton, bought a third interest and was made manager until after the death of Dr. Horton, at which time Mr. Huff sold his interest to W. Frank Horton, in 1932, a nephew of the Horton brothers. The firm then included the heirs of Dr. W. A. Horton, J. E. Horton, and W. Frank Brown, all of Grayson. On Jan. 1, 1941, Frank Brown purchased the interest of Mr. J. E. Horton, so that now the firm includes the Horton heirs and W. Frank Brown. Mr. Brown is a graduate of Prichard High School and the University of Louisville College of Pharmacy and is a member of the Grayson School Board, and is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Peter Brown of near Grayson. Horton Brothers and Brown is the oldest mercantile firm in Carter County and has the unusual record of never having sued or been sued, or having garnisheed or attached a customer's wages during its 55 year of active business. {Transcribers note: We have now advanced into the year 2000, and after 113 years of service to the community, Horton Bros. & Brown is still going strong. Located on Main Street in the very heart of Grayson, it is a favored gift shop and pharmacy for everyone in Carter Co.}

Hello, I am Kelly Courtney-Blizzard the new Ky Census Coordinator and I am looking for Joy Muck to please contact me or if you have an email address for this person please let me know :) Thanks,Kelly

This might be just a little off subject but in regards to all of you I see posting with much frustration and getting no results, I thought some humor was in order. I saw this on another list and just laughed. I hope it gives someone a laugh also. I think we've all had similar thoughts. I have thought so very many times of writing an open letter as follows! LETTER TO MY ANCESTORS After spending a frustrating evening pouring over illegible handwriting in badly damaged and out of focus parish registers - and still NOT finding my relatives, I thought it was time to send an open email (at www.ofcoursethereisaHeaven.com) to all my "Upstairs" relatives who have gone to Heaven (99% of them) or the Other Place (1%). The text follows. (Feel free to insert your own relative's names where appropriate.) "Dear __________________: I am your _____________ and living in the early 21st century here in___________, ______. I am sitting in front of a microfilm projector (I'll explain what that is in a later email) in a special library run by the LDS (nice people, but later on them, too) trying to decipher the small and shaky handwriting of your parish's minister/vicar/curate (choose one). He must have been either vertically challenged or had palsy - because it's unreadable! At least I think it's your parish! I'm not even sure of the decade. Thanks for leaving such a good paper trail! (Sarcasm intended.) According to family legend, you and your wife ___________ had _____ children, some of whom lived beyond infancy. Yet not a single one was recorded in the parish records! I can't even find your marriage certificate. You two WERE married, right? Didn't you know that there would be legions of people like me fanatically spending their waking hours and small fortunes looking for any and all traces of your lives? Were you just stubborn, couldn't afford the fees, or not members of the Established (or any) Church? You're wondering, "What's all the fuss, we're dead as doornails?" We're not sure, but I think down here we're infected with the same disease: Rootsus obsessionus. Of course, WE are going to leave better records for our descendants! Anyway, I'm glad I was able to vent my frustrations upward. If I couldn't do that, I'd have probably popped the obnoxious researcher next to me who is right now translating an old parish records in German - and out loud, for Pete's sake! I have an idea.... When I'm "dead-on" (pardon the expression) to finding the correct record, give me some sort of sign. Make the projector bulb flicker twice. Or, if it must be done in the privacy of my home, I have a Labrador Retriever. Talk through her. That will get my attention for sure. Thanks for listening. I'll be better in the morning..... I'll be back at the library tomorrow night for Round 14, so catch me there. Sincerely, Your ________________,

Hello all, I am a researcher of numerous families who lived in Carter, Elliott, Fleming, Morgan and Rowan County. I am also Fleming County Coordinator of the KyGen site. I have transcribed numerous articles from old newspapers, and have placed them on my personal homepage. I have sent several people copies of obituaries that I have transcribed, which are on line at my site. I invited you to look over the file and my pages. Feel free to use the obituaries. Please site the reference to the newspaper in which it appeared. http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Park/5617/kentnews.html Marvin Hall Personal page http://geocities.com/Heartland/Park/5617 Fleming CC http://www.rootsweb.com/~kyflemin/

Pass it on! ----------- From: Pat Walker <pj2w@gte.net> To: IALOUISA-L@rootsweb.com <IALOUISA-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Wednesday, March 15, 2000 8:47 PM Subject: For Those with Ancestors in TX and AR I'm passing this on just in case it might be of interest to someone on the list. Hello List Members, Texarkana USA Genealogical Society has in its possession more than 9,000 Original Marriage Certificates for marriages in Bowie County TX and 2,000 Originals for Miller County AR. The majority of them are from about 1889 to 1935. A few older, some more recent. The Miller County are indexed by both Groom and Bride. The Bowie County are indexed by Groom only. Currently, we are working to index these by Bride as well but it will take a while longer. They can be obtained for the low cost of $2.50, a SASE and a short lineage chart showing your relationship to the individuals. If you had relatives who married in either of these counties in this time frame, I will be happy to check for availabilty of their certificates. If we have them, you will be notifed on where to send your information so that it will reach the proper person. Will also notify you if they are not available. We would love to get all of these Certificates placed in the hands of family members as they would be a great addition to your family records. Please feel free to forward this mail to any list to which you subscribe. Thanks, Doris Lindblad Hstryhntr2@aol.com

FYI, I am having technical difficulties and may be unable to post recent submissions to the CCPA for a while. I am working on a resolution. There should be no impact to existing photos. My apologies for any inconvenience or frustration this may have caused. Thank you for your patience and understanding. Kindest regards, Brian

Hello, I haven't seen any posts for awhile - am I still on the list? I'm stuck on JOHN WITHROW born abt 1776, Pa. I'm trying to find a death record on any of his children so I can find his wife's name I've been told the first wife was a Welsh girl name Sarah Smith - but can't remember where I got Smith. I've been unable to find a death date on any of the children listed - can someone offer a point in the right direction? John Withrow was born about 1776 in Pennsylvania. He married Sarah (SMITH) and they had seven children: 1. Robert was born about 1801 in Virginia and married Emma Lambert. 2. William was born 15 May 1802, in Virginia and married Rebecca Litteral. 3. David was born in 1804, in Kentucky. I found no marriage listed for him. 4. John was born in 1806, in Virginia. 5. Sarah was born in 1811, in Kentucky, and married Carl Lowe on 30 December 1829. 6. Alsey (Elsa) was born in 1812, in Kentucky , and married Abell Griffith on 16 August 1836. 7. Samuel was born in 1818, in Kentucky, and married Elizabeth Holloway on 30 November 1836. John's second wife was Hannah Rice Lambert , they moved to Fremont County, Iowa. Thanks Betty

Can anyone help me find the name of the burial place for my ggg-grandfather Samuel Ray or his second wife Ester(Easter) Henderson Ray. "Bygone Bylines" gives a brief newspaper account for him stating, "Samuel Ray, one of the oldest men on Upper Tygart, died Dec. 23, 1881 at age 85 years." Another source I have says he was buried on the Ray farm. Does anyone know where this farm was? Samuel had 8-9 children by the first two of his three wives. I'm researching this Ray line and would like to exchange information with any of his descendants. I descend from his son, James Wesley Ray, who moved to Greenup County and married Tabitha Myers. Thanks, Betty Sharp

Derre, Please keep us posted as further information comes your way. Thanks Gail in Texas -----Original Message----- From: derre1 <derre1@gateway.net> To: KYCARTER-L@rootsweb.com <KYCARTER-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Friday, March 03, 2000 6:44 PM Subject: [KYCARTER] Fw: this may make you cry >Just received this from my Cousin Thought I would share!!> >Derre > >> National Archives Statement on Records Center Fire >> U.S. Newswire >> 1 Mar 15:39 >> >> National Archives and Records Administration Statement on Records >> Center Fire >> To: National Desk >> Contact: National Archives Public Affairs, 301-713-6000 >> >> WASHINGTON, March 1, /U.S. Newswire/ -- The following is a >> statement from John W. Carlin, archivist of the United States, >> on the Feb. 29 Records Center Fire: >> >> Yesterday (Tuesday, Feb. 29), the National Archives and Records >> Administration (NARA) reported a fire in its Washington National >> Records Center in Suitland, Md. The fire was contained by the >> Center's fire-safety system and extinguished with no reports of >> harm to staff or visitors, but some records were damaged. The >> following is an update on that from Archivist of the United States >> John Carlin. >> >> Although much work will be needed before we can be certain, we >> believe that of the total of more than 3.7 million cubic feet of >> records at Suitland, approximately 3,000 cubic feet were in the >> immediate area. Of those, fewer than 300 cubic feet may have been >> destroyed. Most of the affected records were wet or damp from >> sprinkler water or in singed boxes. Our staff at Suitland stayed >> up through last night making valiant efforts to protect records >> from water damage and otherwise dealing with the fire's effects, >> working with personnel from the General Services Administration, >> from which we lease the facility. >> >> The cause of the fire is as yet undetermined. Because the >> property is Federal, the FBI and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, >> and Firearms as well as GSA fire investigators were notified. As >> the investigation continues, the following is what we know about >> the fire so far. >> >> The sprinkler alarms were activated at 2:30 p.m. Tuesday, and >> alerted the GSA Control Center that there was a problem. The first >> fire company arrived sometime between 2:45 and 2:50. A fireman on >> the scene was overcome with smoke at which point firemen abandoned >> Stack 15 to open the roof hatches to vent the smoke. This process >> apparently took approximately one hour to accomplish before the >> firemen returned to Stack 15 to begin to extinguish the fire. The >> sprinkler system contained the fire during the period between >> 2:30 and 3:50 at which point the firemen were able to enter the >> stack. At 8:13 p.m. the firemen on the scene felt that the fire was >> sufficiently extinguished to allow the investigation to begin in >> the stack. >> >> Our tracking system enabled us to identify the records on the >> shelves affected by the fire, and agencies whose records may have >> been affected have been notified. But we won't be able to identify >> exactly which records have been affected and how seriously until >> the investigation of the area is completed and we can examine the >> materials more closely. >> >> I will provide further information as it becomes available. >> >> ------ >> For further information, contact the National Archives public >> affairs staff at 301-713-6000. >> >> -0- >> /U.S. Newswire 202-347-2770/ >> 03/01 15:39 >> >> Copyright 2000, U.S. Newswire >> >> >> > >

Thanks for sharing. I really think I will cry. I can't believe it. Nancy

Just received this from my Cousin Thought I would share!!> Derre > National Archives Statement on Records Center Fire > U.S. Newswire > 1 Mar 15:39 > > National Archives and Records Administration Statement on Records > Center Fire > To: National Desk > Contact: National Archives Public Affairs, 301-713-6000 > > WASHINGTON, March 1, /U.S. Newswire/ -- The following is a > statement from John W. Carlin, archivist of the United States, > on the Feb. 29 Records Center Fire: > > Yesterday (Tuesday, Feb. 29), the National Archives and Records > Administration (NARA) reported a fire in its Washington National > Records Center in Suitland, Md. The fire was contained by the > Center's fire-safety system and extinguished with no reports of > harm to staff or visitors, but some records were damaged. The > following is an update on that from Archivist of the United States > John Carlin. > > Although much work will be needed before we can be certain, we > believe that of the total of more than 3.7 million cubic feet of > records at Suitland, approximately 3,000 cubic feet were in the > immediate area. Of those, fewer than 300 cubic feet may have been > destroyed. Most of the affected records were wet or damp from > sprinkler water or in singed boxes. Our staff at Suitland stayed > up through last night making valiant efforts to protect records > from water damage and otherwise dealing with the fire's effects, > working with personnel from the General Services Administration, > from which we lease the facility. > > The cause of the fire is as yet undetermined. Because the > property is Federal, the FBI and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, > and Firearms as well as GSA fire investigators were notified. As > the investigation continues, the following is what we know about > the fire so far. > > The sprinkler alarms were activated at 2:30 p.m. Tuesday, and > alerted the GSA Control Center that there was a problem. The first > fire company arrived sometime between 2:45 and 2:50. A fireman on > the scene was overcome with smoke at which point firemen abandoned > Stack 15 to open the roof hatches to vent the smoke. This process > apparently took approximately one hour to accomplish before the > firemen returned to Stack 15 to begin to extinguish the fire. The > sprinkler system contained the fire during the period between > 2:30 and 3:50 at which point the firemen were able to enter the > stack. At 8:13 p.m. the firemen on the scene felt that the fire was > sufficiently extinguished to allow the investigation to begin in > the stack. > > Our tracking system enabled us to identify the records on the > shelves affected by the fire, and agencies whose records may have > been affected have been notified. But we won't be able to identify > exactly which records have been affected and how seriously until > the investigation of the area is completed and we can examine the > materials more closely. > > I will provide further information as it becomes available. > > ------ > For further information, contact the National Archives public > affairs staff at 301-713-6000. > > -0- > /U.S. Newswire 202-347-2770/ > 03/01 15:39 > > Copyright 2000, U.S. Newswire > > >

If you know of any grave of a war veteran that does not have a marker, please check out the following website: http://www.rootsweb.com/~cemetery/memor_2.html#va Headstones and markers are provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), free of charge, to mark the unmarked graves of eligible veterans buried in any cemetery (national, state or private). Headstones and markers that are deteriorated, illegible, stolen, vandalized, incorrectly inscribed, or are of poor material and workmanship are replaced at government expense.

Another idea worth considering. Maggie has the OHKNOX list, among others. ================ Maggie Stewart wrote: Hi Everyone, On many of my lists we have discussed pooling our resources to purchase a CD of a certain county for a certain year. Following is a way to do that with other of a like interest. ========== S-K Publications will scan any Ohio county onto CD for any census year (1820 through 1920). Turn-around time, once an order is confirmed: 2-3 months. SPECIAL FEATURE: As each county/year census is completed, a copy of the scanned images will be donated in your name to the USGenWeb Archives for free, permanent on-line display. We offer three pricing schemes: 1) Individual Order (fastest and easiest, but most expensive): 75 cents per page. 2) Group Order (you need to be able to organize a group of people who want to purchase the same county/year at the cost of $20 per person). Click HERE for details. 3) Wait List (slowest method, but doesn't require you to organize a group; you just add your name to the wait list, and the cost will be $20 once there are enough purchasers to make the scanning economically feasible). 1880 through 1920 Census only. ========== The URL to visit for more information is at http://www.skpub.com/genie/censuscd/oh.html Maggie

I've seen this posting on a couple of list, so I thought I would share the good news. Fortunately, more and more County sites are getting census and other information, such as the 1890 Special Veterans census, posted. See item that I have 'pasted' below the first e-mail. =============== Hi everyone, Last night at a lecture, I was talking to my friend & colleague Dr. Robert (Bob) PLOWMAN of the Mid-Atlantic National Archives in Philadelphia. He told me that on July 1, 2000, the cost of the Military Records was going from $10.00 to $17.50 & the cost of the Pension Records from $10.00 to $40.00 this is for the Revolutionary War, Civil War, etc. So you may want to send for these records before the cost goes up! Happy hunting, Helen ==================== SECOND E-MAIL ------------ 1890 Special Schedule, War of the Rebellion Survivors & Widows, Pulaski County, Kentucky Most of the 1890 population schedules were badly damaged by fire in 1921, & subsequently destroyed. None exist for Kentucky. However, most of the Special Military Schedules still exist, including those for Pulaski County, Kentucky. When you get to the page, you'll find a nifty alpha listing of names such as this: [see sample graphic in online version of the column.] I clicked on "Patterson, Daniel" in the index and was presented with the scanned image of the page where Daniel is listed with the rank of private, Company (A or H?) 7th Kentucky Infantry. You'll note other columns list: -- his date of enlistment -- date of discharge -- length of service. Thankfully, the top of each page states the source of the document as follows: "Pulaski Co, KY 1890 Special Schedule: War of the Rebellion Survivors & Windows. NARA Film M123, Roll 3. Donated to the USGenWeb Archives by V. J. Davis, Oct 1999." I then printed out the page by clicking the printer icon on my web browser tool bar. THANKS to the USGenWeb Census Archive Project -- You'll save a lot of time and money obtaining the document mentioning your ancestors -- no more traveling to the local FHCenter or regional branch of the National Archives, no rental fees, no photocopy fees. Bravo to Valerie J. Davis for her Pulaski County work, and to the coordinating team Maggie Stewart-Zimmerman, Janyce King, Tina Vickery, Mary Fullmer, Kelly Jensen-Mullins, and Linda Russell Lewis. Another BEST OF THE INTERNET for Genealogists Award Winning Site! If you'd like to read more about USGenWeb, there is an online archives of the newsletter at: http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/newsletter/index.htm

Carter Researchers, Any news on the Carter Co., KY heritage book? Thanks, Darrell