This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Ball, Smith Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/3AB.2ACI/6763 Message Board Post: The Descendants of George Washington Ball of Ages and Hugh Smith of Ages will hold their 15th annual reunions at the Candle Ridge Baptist Church in Gray, Kentucky on Saturday July 2nd starting at 1:00. Bring a dish and enjoy yourself!! For more information contact marcyjane@sbcglobal.net or marcyslilmomma@aol.com.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Ball, Smith Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/3AB.2ACI/6762 Message Board Post: The Descendants of George Washington Ball of Ages and Hugh Smith of Ages will hold their 15th annual reunions at the Candle Ridge Baptist Church in Gray, Kentucky on Saturday July 2nd starting at 1:00. Bring a dish and enjoy yourself!! For more information contact marcyjane@sbcglobal.net or marcyslilmomma@aol.com.

Can someone in Harlan Please look for an obituary i went on line to the Harlan county Newspaper and was unable to find the obituary for my grandmother Virginia Gilbert She died on June 1st 2005 in Conshohocken PA, however she is being buried at Rest Haven Cemetary and her obituary was to be in the Harlan newspaper. I am also researching the following, I had alot done any lost everything due to computer problems any help at all is greatly appreciated. Ball/Gilbert family Howard Gilbert Ethel Ball B. around 1900(died in late 80's or early 90's) ~ I think her mother may have been Chloe Children Eugene BD. 6/1921 D. Howard Smith Bobby Thompson Fleener Thompson B. 4/7/1900 D. October 1981 Jennie May Pendleton B.5/13/1907 D. 5/14/1949 Children Virginia B.4/25/1925 D 6/1/2005 Betty B 9/9/1935 D 5/20/05 Robert Eugene Barbara Brenda Mary Ruby Juanita David James eleanor Charlotte --------------------------------- Discover Yahoo! Get on-the-go sports scores, stock quotes, news & more. Check it out!

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: HENSLEY HELTON HOSKINS HOWARD & related families. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/3AB.2ACI/6761.1.1 Message Board Post: Jerry & Sherry, I've been reading with interest your conversations about the two John L. Turners. If you get into the 1850 Harlan Co., KY census you will find both John's listed. They were first cuzzins thru their fathers, William & David Turner as they were brothers born in VA. William/Stacy Smith Turner were married in 1824 in Harlan Co., KY. The 1850 census lists 4 children for this marriage. Robert Turner is 25 in this census, married to Sally (Sarah) Harris. They have two children. The other 3 children of William & Stacy Turner are at home. They are John L. Turner age 19. This John married Louisa Hensley. Henry Turner age 17 and William Turner age 13. David Turner husband of Bitha (Tobitha) Lewis has the following children living at home in the 1850 census. John age 18, Mary age 19, David age 15, Elizabeth age 14, Nancy age 12, William age 10, Bitha (Tobitha) age 7, John R. (Ransom) age 4, Hannah (Amanda) age 3, and Delia age 1. Living next door to David & Bitha is son Abner C. Turner age 23 with his wife and 3 children. Hopefully some of this will help both of you. I'm not a Turner family researcher and know nothing farther about these families. I do find it odd that there are two John Turners in the same family tho as in David & Bitha's family.

Has any descendant of William YORK from Harlan County had their DNA tested? I am going to have a male YORK cousin test his DNA. I always thought there was a connection between the Harlan County YORKS and the Campbell County Tennessee YORKS. Doyle King deking45@comcast.net

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Turner, Lewis Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/3AB.2ACI/6761.3 Message Board Post: Don’t know if this will help or not, but: From a steno book given to my parents in the 1960s at a Lewis-Cope reunion in Vermilion, IL (some Lewises married Turners) from Mary Snooks: “Great Grand parents and children: David Turner Tabitha Lewis Jim Turner Bettsy Elleander Polly Nancy Turner [Lewis] Judy Abner C. (+ Catherine Wilifred) John Alexander Turner Amanda Ramson Della {my note: comparing this to the Harlan Co land dispute mentioned in the earlier message: this list does not include David Jr. or William; it mentions a John Alexander - could John “L” be John “Al”exander??? and later: Emily Turner Leander Lewis Catherine Lewis Ila Mae Lewis (md. Loran Evertt Smutz) Elisha J. Lewis md. Leah Coffin Mary Alice Lewis m. Charles Martin Abner C. Turner Catherine Willford? Henry Turner Richard Turner Jane Tabitha Jerusha Sally ? ? ? David James Emily (md. Leander Lewis) Randall Good luck, Phyllis

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/3AB.2ACI/6761.2 Message Board Post: My parents were given two steno notebooks full of Lewis-Cope family information at a Lewis-Cope reunion back in the 1960s in Vermillion IL. As you know, Lewises and Turners intermarried. one page reads, from Mary Snooks: (her grandmother was a Cope; great-grandmother a Lewis) "Great Grand parents and children: David Turner Tabitha Lewis

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Gross, Hall, Stewart, Johnson Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/3AB.2ACI/6760.1 Message Board Post: Elva, I just wanted to tell you how much appreciate the Harlan web site. It has given me a wealth of information. I have shared a couple of pictures of my Stewart family and plan on sharing more when I can get around to it. When I posted the picture of Steve Stewart his granddaughter emailed me ( whom I never knew existed) and we have been talking. Thank you again for a fantastic job. Charlene

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/3AB.2ACI/6756.2.1 Message Board Post: Joanna, Marjorie would have been about the same age as my mother who was born in 1937. The graduated together from Hall High in 1955. I think she said Majorie's middle name was Mae, and she was from up around Catron's Creek. Thanks, Pam Arthur

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/3AB.2ACI/5374.1.2.1.1.2.2.2.1.1 Message Board Post: Sandy, I received a message from The McGuires,hope this is you. It was in reply to The Day Board which I can not find. But our cumminication appears to be in order. Uncle Albert Day was a complicated man. He died a horrible death with bone cancer. No pain medication not even morphine can ease that pain but Albert had a bitter pain in his heart. He was not a mean person but in his heart he was hurting and he sort of just hid from the world. When I was a teen Uncle Albert would sneak away with me and as he sipped his hidden bottle of whuiskey he would speak so softly that I could not always understand him but I hung on every word he uttered. He spoke of WW2 and how he guarded prisoners and of that abuse with some guards...he spoke of how he would always be on point because he was so good with his weapon,being a country boy and a good shot sometimes has its disadvantages...how snipers would shoot at him and he would gobble like a wild turkey to make the snipers give up there lo! cations and he would kill them..killing gets to a man in time I know because I was a sniper in Vietnam and that little trick with the wild turkey saved me several times. I knew Uncle Albert had a drinking problem caused by the war but he did the best he could do. Most Days are strong about that we are just bad about being u8nsocialable.But Albert was a brother to my father Harlan and my own father never spook of Lloyd Day ,his grandfather. WHY WHY WHY. That is the cloud I speak of. Tony was a male nurse at the Boonevill Nursing home where Aklbert had to be because of his bone cancer and Tony had to watch his father die each day in pain and I take nothing away from Tony,I do not want anyone to think I have any disrespect toward Tony as I do not,..Tony was Alberts son and Tony lived on the property where my Great grandfather and mother was buried and Tony had to know more than any of us Dayd knew and we are en

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/3AB.2ACI/6756.2 Message Board Post: If we are talking about the same Marjorie Miller, she passed away about 3-4 years ago. You may contact me personally to confirm that we are talking about the same Marjorie.

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/3AB.2ACI/6761.1 Message Board Post: I can't solve your John L. Turner issue but since a number of researchers including me descend from this family (mine runs thru Elander Turner who married Elijah Wilson), I would urge you to transcribe the sibling portion of this record and post it along with the exact citation of where the record can be found for future reference. Not often that one can verify siblings from such original sources.

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/3AB.2ACI/5374.3.2.1 Message Board Post: Hello Sherry, YES YES YES I would certainly be interested in a DNA project. I am a researcher for about 5 years and Nancy Day was a Indian, or a Slave or from outer space....it does not matter..I just would like to open the door and know where I get all these Day genes..just to better understand why I do some of the things I do...I loved my parents Harlan Day/Rosa Napier and I loved my Grand parents Ewell Day/Mina Hatton and I would have loved lloyd Day/Emile Jane Allen because all the blood that came from them...and Aley Ledford was one hell of a character and Nancy Day must had struggled hard...she deserves some love...some respect. I beleive she was Indian like so many other women in my blood. My grandmother was Cherokee Indian blood and she spoke some when I was a little boy how prejudice was so great that Indians Had to hid there bloodlines because Cherokees were being sent away around the civil war ...which was a stupid war just like Vietnam...all my Uncles said WW11 w! as stupid...I think Tip Day was in my blood as he was a outlaw like mebut his father was Beatty Day brother of Lloyd...to answer your question...YES YES YESS.All the Days need to stand up and lets find out who Nancy Day was. Sincerely,Herschel Day

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/3AB.2ACI/5374.1.2.1.1.2.2.2.1 Message Board Post: Dear Sandy, Thank you for the information. Albert was my Uncle and I can not understand why no one in my family ever knew or mentioned anything about lloyd and Emily. I never even knew who my great grand parenta were until i started researching. Albert and my father Harlan were brothers and all the Days were close in that family. No one seems to care anywhere in the next generations....Alberts son Tony knew all along about thiose graves and I plan on going to Beattyvill real soon to see Tony.His mother Florence was one of my favorite Aunts,Alberts wife...there is a big cloud hanging over Lloyd and emily jane...no one wants to talk about it but turn over enough rocks and you will find a snake and I am searching they can beleieve that. I been to that farm about a million times,Uncle Albert when he was a older man had a job guarding a strip coal mine operation above his farm and He NEVER NEVER mentioned his Grandfather Lloyd neither did my father Harlan. Later Uncle Albert move! d across trhe road and down that road to a new house but he was happier at the old farm. Tony is much younger than me but He has some explaining to do...thank you...what a surprise. Sincerely,herschel Day

Here are a couple of more tidbits from my afternoon at the Salisbury, NC library. These items are from the very early records of Virginia. I believe they were from the predecessor counties of Patrick and later Henry counties. Phyllis p. 78 Will of Abraham Childers, planter To son Abraham Childers, 1 shilling To son Henry Childers, 1 shilling and items. To loving wife Anne, all goods and chattels, and ½ of land where I now live, with all houses, etc. for life, and then to my son Philemon Childers. If he dies without heirs, then to my son John Childers. To son Henry Childers, the other ½ of my land at 21, and if he die then to my son Robert’s children. Wife Anne to be executrix Dated 6 Dec 1693 Wit: Richard Franklin, Abigall Wakefield, John Newcombe Recorded 1 June 1698 January Court 1739 P. 95 Thomas Perkins granted administration of estate of his father William Perkins; Richard Randolph, Gent., security Edward Cox, John Stuart, Thomas Branch and William Fuller to appraise estate. Wills, etc. P.1822 Will of Thomas Perkins To wife, feather bed and mare To son William, a mare, saddle and bridle To son John, 1 negro All the rest sold to pay debts and divide the remainder among children Wife Leusey and Jesse Burton to be executors…. Dated 16 Oct 1761 Wit: George Cox, George Rabon, Richard Dean No probate date given.

Maybe some of these will help someone. Phyllis Notes from the Salisbury, NC library on 5/11/2005 Marriages of Patrick Co., VA 1791-1850 Perkins 8 Nov 1804 David Perkins and Amelia Banks. Sur. Elijah Banks. 28 Dec 1816 David Perkins and Polly Banks. Sur. Elijah Banks. Min. Peter Frans. 13 Sep 1845 Jared Perkins and Catharine R. Robertson. Sur. John S. Robertson. Min John Conner. M.R. 18 Sept 1845 24 Nov 1833 William Perkins and Malinda Carter. Min. Stephen Hubbard. Reynolds 19 May 1809 Abram Reynolds and Polly (Mary) Harbour. Sur. Benjamin Harbour. Min. Stephen Hubbard. M.R. 25 May 1809 27 Nov 1848 Alexander P. Reynolds and Ruth Spencer. Sur. William Spencer. Min. Joshua Adams. M.R. 7 Dec 1848 24 Sep 1849 Andrew J. Reynolds and Mary Conner. Sur. Peter Conner. Min. John Conner. M.R. 11 Oct 1849 5 Feb 1799 Bartemus Reynolds and Mildred Taylor. Sur. David Taylor. 30 Sep 1831 C.H. Reynolds and Elizabeth C. Smith. Sur. W.F. Smith. Min. Joshua Adams. M.R. 6 Oct 1831 5 Feb 1842 Fleming Reynolds and Tempy Joyce. Sur. James Joyce. Min. Joshua Adams. M.R. 8 Fed 1842 14 Sep 1791 George Reynolds and Morning Wade, consent of her sister Elizabeth Hilton and her husband Numan Hilton. Sur. Joseph Reynolds. Wit. William McPeek and Sene Hilton. Min. Robert Jones. 4 Feb 1808 Henry Reynolds and Susanah Clay. Sur. Daniel Edmonds. Min. Thomas Whitlock. 31 Jan 1840 James Reynolds and Roxana Shelor, daughter of John Shelor. Sur. Andrew Jackson Edens. Min. William Lawson. M.R. 2 Feb 1840 25 Sep 1827 John Reynolds and Ann Harbour. David Harbour states that Ann has lived with his family for two years and is of age. Sur. Joshua Harbour. Min. Joshua Adams. M.R. 30 sept 1827 25 Jan 1820 Meekin Reynolds and Polly Reynolds. Sur. Jesse Reynolds. Min. Peter Frans. M.R. 26 Jan 1820 7 Sep 1791 Middleton Reynolds and Elizabeth Murry. Sur. Moses Reynolds and Joseph Reynolds. Min. William Dodson. M.R. 8 Sep 1791 4 Apl 1839 Thomas J. Reynolds and Charlott Anglin. Sur. John H. Washburn. Min. John Washburn. M.R. 7 Apl 1839 16 Mar 1820 William Reynolds and Nancy Burnett. Sur. Isham Burnett. Min. Stephen Hubbard. M.R. 23 Mar 1820 Webb 11 Mar 1830 Floyd Webb and Polly Critz. Sur. Hamon Critz. Min. John Jones 10 May 1807 Giles Webb and Rachel Horton. Sur. Abraham Penn. Min. Thomas Whitlock. M.R. 15 May 1807 12 Jan 1812 Henry Webb and Catharine Harrel. Sur. Jess Harrel. Min. Thomas Whitlock. 25 Nov 1844 Henry Webb, son of Jacob Webb, and Susan M. Shelor. Sur. John Shelor. Wit. Lucy Webb and Jacob Horton. 20 Dec 1804 John Webb and Susanna Parr. Sur. William Parr 17 Oct 1815 John Webb and Hannah Cox. Sur. Abraham Parr. Min. Thomas Whitlock 10 Fed 1812 John Webb and Lockey R. Smith, daughter of Nathaniel Smith. Sur. Samuel Lackey. Min. Brett Stovall. M.R. 13 Feb 1812 20 Apl 1823 Silvester Webb and Rachel Thomas. Sur. John Jones. Min. Manning Hill. M.R. 10 Jun 1823 16 Sep 1812 Valentine Webb and Betsy Abshear. Sur. Jacob Griggs. Min. Thomas Whitlock. M.R. 11 Sep 1812 (PG note: that's what it says) 28 Jul 1825 William Webb, Jr. and Betsy (Elizabeth) Gray. Sur. Daniel Gray Min. Bird Lowe.

Notes from the Salisbury, NC library on 5/11/2005 Marriages of Patrick Co., VA 1791-1850 Helton, Hilton, Hylton 21 Jul 1837 Absalom Hylton and Martha Fain. Sur. Richard Fain. Min. Nathaniel Thompson. M.R. 30 July 1837 19 Jan 1822 Austen Hylton and Rachel Booth, consent of Abijah Booth. Sur. John Agee. Min. Nathaniel Thompson M.R. 24 Feb 1822 16 Dec 1852 Davis Hylton and Mary Ann Wood, daughter of Peter Wood. Min. G.W. Conner. 3 Sep 1819 Elijah Hylton and Eava (Eve) Smith, daughter of Catharine Smith, formerly of Montgomery Co., VA. Sur. Henry Smith. Min. Jesse Jones. M.R. 14 Sep 1819. 7 Sep 1807 Elijah Hylton and Rachel Tuggle, daughter of Sashersay Tuggle. Min. Jesse Jones. Sur. P. Pendleton. M.R. 10 Sep 1807 26 Dec 1816 Edward Hylton and Sally Hart, daughter of Daniel and Mary Conner, who give consent. Sur. John Hart. Min. Jesse Jones. 1 Jan 1816 George Hylton and Milly Wad. Sur. Elijah Hylton. Min. John Conner. M.R. 12 Jan 1816 22 Oct 1846 George W. Hylton and Nancy Handy, daughter of James Handy. Sur. Richard Fain. Min. G.W. Conner 13 Jan 1851 George Hylton, Jr. and Leony F. Bowling, daughter of Mary Bowling. 22 Jan 1852 Harden Hylton and Charity Wood. Min. G.W. Conner 12 July 1815 Jacob Hylton and Jenny Manning (Mannon) daughter of Davis Manning. Sur. Adin Hickman. Min. John Conner. 20 Dec 1822 Jacob Helton and ________Williams. Min. John Conner. 16 Dec 1819 Jeremiah Hylton and Nancy Jones, consent of Ann Jones. Wit. Sally Jones. Sur. John Jones. Min. Peter Frans. 16 Fed 1830 Jeremiah W. Hylton and Jane P. Clark, consent of George Clark. Sur. John Jones. Min. John Jones. 13 Mar 1807 John Helton and Sarah Wade. Sur. William McPeek. Min. John Conner. 11 Feb 1815 Moses Hylton and Elizabeth Cruise. Sur. Jacob Hylton. Min. William Lawson. 31 Dec 1802 Nathaniel Helton and Polly Pedigo, consent of Joseph Pedigo. Sur. John Agee. Wit. James Edwards. 16 Mar 1797 Samuel Helton and Elizabeth Harris, daughter of Sary Harris. Sur. John Hoff. Wit. William Stone and Henry Harris Min. Jesse Jones. M.R. 22 Sep 1797

I recently spent an afternoon at the library in Salisbury, NC and made several notes from books in their genealogy/history room. (Which is huge.) I've pasted them below and maybe they will help someone. They cover several different surnames, and I basically wrote down anything on a surname that I recognized. Hope this helps someone:-) Phyllis Notes from visit to Salisbury, NC library on May 11, 2005 Early Wilkes County, NC Marriages Groom Bride Date Witnesses Caudill, Steven Dehart, Jane 4/3/1784 Thomas Caudill Geo. Wheatley C.C. Craft, Archeleous Adams, Elizabeth 12/1/1785 Jacob Adams Geo. Wheatley C.C. Combs, John Nance, Biddy 5/31/1779 Joseph Pourter Combs, William Tousson, Hannah 12/18/1780 John Combs Wm. Lenoir C.C. Reynolds, Elisha Eddins, Judith 8/5/1786 William Reynolds Geo. Wheatley C.C. Reynolds, William Cook, Patty 4/4/1781 Absolom Cleveland Geo. Wheatley C.C. Robinett, Isaac Reynolds, F. Elizabeth 7/5/1799 Andrew Bryan Edd Jones Jett, John Webb, Naomy 4/5/1787 Benjamin Dugger Wm. Lenoir C.C. Wilkes Co. Will Abstracts 1777-1910 John Webb 2/8/1785 April 1785 Heirs: Wife, Ustley; Sons, John & Francis Webb; Son Cutbreath Webb. Daughter Hannah Childers Exec: Wife, son Francis Webb Wit: John Brown, Richard Allen Book 1, Page 162

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: TURNER HENSLEY Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/3AB.2ACI/6761 Message Board Post: I have conflicting information on John L. TURNER. I have info from knowledgeable researcher's that he was the son of William TURNER and Stacy SMITH. (My John L. TURNER married Lousia HENSLEY - dau of Andrew HENSLEY and Happie HOWARD HELTON HENSLEY.) However, I recently acquired 46 pages of a Harlan County land dispute in which John L. TURNER states he is the son of David Turner, Sr. This John L. lists his siblings as: "James TURNER, Abner TURNER, Elander TURNER who married Elijah WILSON, Mary TURNER who married Wilson LEWIS, John TURNER, David TURNER, Jr. [who also went by the name of Alex according to the land dispute], Elizabeth TURRNER who married John HALCOMB, Nancy TURNER who married Jesse LEWIS, Judy TURNER who married Thomas FARLEY, William TURNER, Amanda TURNER who married Louis HARRIS, Delia TURNER who married Clay THOMAS, and Ransom TURNER". Is the William TURNER as mentioned in the list of siblings, the father of my John L. TURNER? Are there any TURNER researchers who can clear this for me?

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/3AB.2ACI/5374.1.2.1.1.2.2.2 Message Board Post: Your great grandparents are buried on the Albert Day farm at Island Creek in Owsley County. My great grandfather, Beaty Day, is buried next to Lloyd and Emily Jane.