This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: egene75087 Surnames: Johnson/Sturgill/Stidham Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.kentucky.counties.letcher/2053.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: I have considered it, but am not sure how to go about doing so. I am related to the Sturgill's on both of my sides. My mother (Angeline Stidham) was related through both of her parents, and my father (Clyde Johnson) was related through both of his parents. In a way, I feel that I am more Sturgill than Johnson! I will keep looking for the ancestry of James Johnson. It took me seven years to find his connection. The Johnson side seems to be quite elusive. Gene Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: DeborahClarkston42 Surnames: Johnson, Sturgill Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.kentucky.counties.letcher/2053.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Gene, if you ever find this information I would be very interested. My Mother was a Sturgill, her sister Opal Sturgill married Cecil Johnson, a descendant of James Johnson and Annie Sturgill. Opal is a descendant of Annie Sturgill's brother Samuel Sturgill. Sorry not to be any help. I see your last name is Johnson, have you ever thought about getting your DNA tested? This may prove helpful discovering James Johnson's roots. -Deborah Thompson Clarkston Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: MarianLynJohnson Surnames: Johnson, Sturgill Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.kentucky.counties.letcher/2053/mb.ashx Message Board Post: I am looking for info on James Johnson (b.March 1840) who married Annie Sturgill(b. Feb. 1844) in Letcher County on July 16, 1875. They settled in Wise Co., Virginia and raised a family there. I believe that James was born in Virginia, but don't know who his parents were or when he died. James and Annie were my great grandparents. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks, Gene Johnson Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: 18182444 Surnames: Sadler Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.kentucky.counties.letcher/2052/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Help is needed My GG Grandfather Samuel Sadler Married GG Grand Mother Nancy Gibson in Letcher County on 11/23/24. Theye were married by H.S.Huff. I am requesting assistance in learning any information about both but most especially who their parents were. Thank you so much. Jim Saddler Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: KandyBackAgee Surnames: Lucas, Erckert Classification: obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.kentucky.counties.letcher/2051/mb.ashx Message Board Post: NOTE: I DO NOT KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT THIS INDIVIDUAL. JUST POSTING THE OBITUARY ON IRENE ERCKERT FROM COLUMBUS (OH) DISPATCH 3/14/07 Irene Lucas Erckert, age 75, passed away March 11, 2007, at Mt. Carmel East Hospital. She was born May 24, 1931, in Crown, KY, to the late Finley and Nancy Lucas. She is survived by her husband, Charles Erckert; daughters, Ilene Bennett of Butler, GA, Adrian A. (Roger) Neece of Johnstown, OH, Linda McClure of Blacklick, OH; son, Marlin Schorr of Columbus, OH. She was a loving grandmother to Matthew King, Tatum (Robert) Foster, Brian (Gina) Bennett, Dean Bennett, John Bennett, and Marie White; 7 great-grandchildren; sisters, Kathleen Tyree, and Geraldine Porritt; nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by a sister Emogene Speert, grandsons Ronnie King and George King. Friends may call at the WOODYARD EAST CHAPEL, 2300 E. Livingston Ave., March 14, 2007 from 12Noon until the time for the service at 2 p.m. Bishop James Kirk officiating. Interment Forest Lawn Cemetery. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: KandyBackAgee Surnames: Upchurch, Cobb, Galloway Classification: obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.kentucky.counties.letcher/2050/mb.ashx Message Board Post: NOTE: I DO NOT KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT THIS INDIVIDUAL. JUST POSTING THE OBITUARY ON IRA UPCHURCH FROM SPRINGFIELD (OH) NEWS-SUN 3/9/07 Ira Upchurch, as some preferred to call him, was born Willie Ivory Upchurch on July 12, 1923 to Thornton Upchurch and Willie Bell Cobb in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. He was the only child born to this union. Their family later moved to Kentucky where he received his high school diploma from Jenkins High School. It was there he met Mildred Galloway whom he later married. To this union one child was born, Richard Kenneth Upchurch. Ira enlisted in the United States Army at Fort Thomas, KY on January 29, 1943. At the time of his service he fought in World War II. He also traveled many places including Africa, Italy, and Germany. During his enlistment Ira's family moved to Springfield, OH, where he remained. He began working at Ohio Steel (Teledyne Ohio Cast) in 1945. He realized that he had a fevering joy for service duty, so he re-enlisted in 1948. During this time, he fought in the Korean War. He retired from the United States Army as a First Sergeant in 1983. While working at Ohio S! teel he was a very active member of the union. He later retired from Ohio Steel Company as secretary of the union. After his retirement, he continued his favorite pastime, which was bowling. He loved to bowl and traveling to compete in competitions around the world. He won numerous awards and trophies to attribute to his skill. Ira also was very proud to manage one of Springfield's finest places to dine and enjoy, Striver's Club. He did this until his health no longer permitted him to. He leaves to cherish his memory, one son, Richard Kenneth Upchurch; five granddaughters, Terri Upchurch, Athena Thornton, Monique Upchurch, Ashanti Upchurch and Ashli Upchurch; four great grandchildren, Joel J. Thornton, II, Jacob Thornton, Julian Thornton and NeVaeh Davis and a long time friend, Willie Calhoun. His parents preceded him in death. Visitation will be held March 9, 2007 from 7-9 p.m. at PORTER-QUALLS FUNERAL HOME, 823 South Yellow Springs Street, Springfield, Ohio; with the fami! ly present at 7 p.m. Funeral Service will be held March 10, 2007 at 11 a.m. at Porter-Qualls Funeral Home, with Rev. Clara Boyd Williams, Officiating. Burial will follow service in Rose Hill Burial Park. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: kybrighteyes1975 Surnames: OUR FATHER LAWSIN E. DISHMAN Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.kentucky.counties.letcher/2049.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: I AGREE WITH MY SISTER SHIRLEY OUR DAD LAWSIN E. DISHMAN WANTED TO MAKE PEACE WITH DARLENE,AND LAWSIN JR. BEFORE HE PASSED AWAY. HE DIED PEACEFULLY HE WASEN'T IN ANY PAIN.. I JUST WANNA KNOW HOW PEOPLE CAN DENY THERE OWN BLOOD???? IF YOU CAN ANWSER THAT THEN PLEASE LET ME KNOW.???? OH PLEASE DO LET ME KNOW I JUST DON'T UNDERSTAND...SIGNED BY SHELIA DISHMAN.... WELL HERE IS A MESSAGE FROM MY SISTER KATHY DISHMAN SHE WANTED TO ADD A COMMENT. YOU ARE NOT KIN TO LAWSIN E DISHMAN OF JACKHORN. CAUSE HE DOESN'T HAVE ANYTHING TO GIVE YOU ALL AND KISS HER BUTT!!! WE HAD A WONDERFUL TIME WITH OUR FATHER AND YOU MISSED OUT. SIGNED BY KATHY IF YOU WANNA TALK TO ME I'LL GIVE YOU MY NUMBER.AND THAT IS FROM THE HORSE'S MOUTH.KATHY Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: shirleynstan_1 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.kentucky.counties.letcher/2049/mb.ashx Message Board Post: I saw the post wanting information for my Dad Lawsin Dishman from Jackhorn, KY...what happened to you Darlene?? He had really wanted to see you and your brother before he passed and wanted to make peace with you all...I do not know what was told or what has been said, but, I was there when he died and it was peaceful and I truly believe that he is at rest. He was a GOOD MAN,no matter what anyone has said. He made mistakes in his life, but, tell me one person in this world who has never made a mistake or done something that they regreted later in life??? I know of no person walking the face of the Earth today that has never made an error or hurt someone at some point of time in their life....may God bless you and your family and I hope that the hurt that has been caused will soon pass and maybe you can remember the good memories you have of our Dad. Shirley Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

I found Walter A. Smedley age 51living in the Fleming area with wife Nancy age 23 born Ky Also sons Willie and Clyde all are coalminers also sons John H. age 14 and Hubert or Hurbert age 9 This is a sec. wife for Walter and they have a dau. Nora age 2 1/2 born Ky Is anyone researching the Smedley family <BR><BR><BR>**************************************<BR> AOL now offers free email to everyone. Find out more about what's free from AOL at http://www.aol.com.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: clawson821 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.kentucky.counties.letcher/768.1.3/mb.ashx Message Board Post: hi glory, this is connie, sorry i haven't been on for awhile, had to go back to work, and have had a bad cold..did you ever find any info on my grandmother mary ann whitaker, mother and father elizabeth and joseph whitaker? love and blessings connie Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: basic19531 Surnames: caudill,roark Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.kentucky.counties.letcher/768.1.2.1.2.2/mb.ashx Message Board Post: would like back issues of the east kentuckian Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: KRWorley Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.kentucky.counties.letcher/742.1.2.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: I am not related to the Brown-Caudill line or any Letcher County families that I know of besides he Browns. My husband is descended from John Q Brown's older brother James, who remained in North Carolina. I just posted here because I was inviting all descendants to join. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: clawson821 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.kentucky.counties.letcher/742.1.2/mb.ashx Message Board Post: i have lots of caudil's, whitaker's, bank's and lawson's on my side. my email is clawson821@comcast.net. blessings connie Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: vivianmoon Surnames: Higginson, Madden, Dalton Classification: obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.kentucky.counties.letcher/2048/mb.ashx Message Board Post: February 24, 2007 Middletown Journal, Middletown, Ohio Pansy (Madden) HIGGINSON, age 86, of Middletown, Ohio passed away Feb. 22, 2007 after a lengthy illness. She was born July 30, 1920 in Whitesburg, (Letcher County), Kentucky, to George Lee and Maude (Dalton) Madden. She was a member of Charles Street First Church of God. God looked around the garden and found an empty space. He looked down upon the earth and saw your tired face. He put His arms around you and lifted you to rest. God's garden must be beautiful for He only takes the best. He knew that you were weary, and He knew you were in pain. He knew that you would never be well on earth again. He saw the roads were getting rough, and the hills were hard to climb. So He closed your weary eyelids and whispered peace be thine. She was preceded in death by her beloved children, John Lee, Benny, Donald Tester and Mary Jo (Tester) Lawson.; sisters, Jean Madden and Josie (Madden) Combs and brothers, Silas, Weldon, John "H", Ralph and Ruphus Madden and great-great granddaughter S! amantha Lawson. She is survived by her grandchildren, Michael (Pam) Lawson of Ringwood, Texas, Bill (Christine) Lawson of Austin, Texas, Amber (Eric) Lawson-Salmons of Franklin, Ohio, John (Liz) Tester of Golden, CO, Cheri (Jay) Wallace of Auroa, CO, Shell Tester and Robert Tester of Kentucky; son-in-law, Billy Lawson of Farmersville, Ohio; sister, Mary (Madden) Wootan of Middletown, Ohio and sister-in-law, Dorothy Madden of Middletown, Ohio; 19 great-grandchildren, 1 great-great-grandchild and 6 step-great-great-great-grandchildren; along with numerous nieces, nephews and cousins. The family would like to thank all the people at Garden Manor who have taken care of Pansy the last year and a half. We would also like to thank the nursing staff @ Middletown Hospital for their care of Pansy. Visitation will be Monday Feb. 26, 2007 from 12 noon to 2:00 PM at Baker-Stevens Funeral Home. Celebration of Life Services will be Monday Feb. 26, 2007 at 2:00 PM at the funeral home with ! Rev. John Swint officiating. Entombment will be at Woodside Cemetery, Middletown, Ohio. Memorial contributions may be sent to Alzheimer's Assoc. 644 Linn St. Suite 1026, Cincinnati, OH 45203. Condolences may be sent to the family via our website at www.baker-stevens.com Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

Here is an older obit from www.marysvillejt.com/obits2005/archived_obituaries%20nov05.htm - 80k Carter RUBY SLONE Ruby Slone, 75, of Richwood and formerly of Florida where she had lived for 28 years, died Saturday, Nov. 12, 2005, at Riverside Methodist Hospital, Columbus. She was a homemaker and a dedicated wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother. Her family and her church were the most important things in her life. She attended Grace Chapel near Byhalia and Freedom Worship in Riverview, Fla. She was born May 4, 1930, in Whitesburg, Ky., to the late James and Altie Wells Combs. Her husband, Silas Slone, whom she married May 28, 1946, died June 6, 2004. She also was preceded in death by a son, Buck Slone; a brother, Alfred Combs; and two grandchildren. Surviving are her children, Kathleen Smith of Richwood, Jeanette (Rick) Eades of Raymond, James Slone of Magnetic Springs, and Kenny Slone of Riverview, Fla.; a daughter-in-law, Sallie Slone of Magnetic Springs; 15 grandchildren; 31 great-grandchildren; brothers and sisters, Edna Mae Slone, Martha (Richard) Smith and Irvin (Mary) Combs, all of Pharisburg, Kathleen Overfield of Magnetic Springs, Sterling (Lou) Combs of Warrensburg, and Burton (Tracy) Combs of Riverview, Fla.; special best friends, Frank and Mary Ramey of Riverview, and Hazel Dunlop of Marysville; and her special dog, Peaches. Funeral services were held today at 2 p.m. at Stofcheck Funeral Home, Richwood, where calling hours were from noon until the time of the service. Burial was at Hopewell Cemetery with Pastor Carrol Mathys officiating. Memorial contributions may be made to Grace Chapel in care of the funeral home.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.kentucky.counties.letcher/742.1.1.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Not your fault, I wrote the address wrong. Try this. BROWN-VALENTINE-L-request@rootsweb.com Sorry Karen

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Miller, Spears, Chandler Classification: obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.kentucky.counties.letcher/2047/mb.ashx Message Board Post: NOTE: I DO NOT KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT THIS INDIVIDUAL. JUST POSTING THE OBITUARY ON BARBARA JOAN SPEARS FROM DAYTON (OH) DAILY NEWS 2/20/07 Barbara Joan Miller Spears, age 70, of Kettering, OH passed away unexpectedly February 17, 2007. She was born April 1, 1936 in Jenkins, KY. She is survived by her six children, Teresa (Roger) Messer, Don Gregory (Vonda)Spears, Pamela (Robert) Kussman, Tamera Joy (Arney) Russell, Ricky Spears, and Jeff Spears; grandchildren, Stephanie, Sharron, Brittany, Ashleigh, Kelsey, Amber, Chad, Heather, Aaron, Blaine, and Dalton; 8 great-grandchildren; sisters, Kay Fitzgerald and Mary Lou Singer. She was preceded in death by her mother, Margie (Chandler) Speigle. Visitation will be held February 23, 2007 from 5-7 p.m. at Newcomer Funeral Home Beavercreek Chapel with services beginning at 7:00 p.m. with Pastor Ronald Stechenfinger officiating. To send a special message to the family, please visit www.NewcomerFamily.com

My Alerts Board: Family History > Localities > North America > United States > States > Kentucky > Counties > Letcher Subject: Re: Valentine Brown Mailing List Author: Date: http://boards.ancestry.com/localities.northam.usa.states.kentucky.counties.letcher//mb.ashx The Message Board Administration Team

My Alerts Board: Family History > Localities > North America > United States > States > Kentucky > Counties > Letcher Subject: valentine-brown Author: Date: http://boards.ancestry.com/localities.northam.usa.states.kentucky.counties.letcher//mb.ashx The Message Board Administration Team

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.kentucky.counties.letcher/742.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: yes, it still exists but has been pretty much inactive for many months. There are only 20-some members, and once we'd shared where we all are in our research, done the DNA study, and shared the results, there wasn't much else to talk about. We would definitely invite you to join and start a conversation. Under the new rootsweb mail list system, you subscribe by sending an Email to BROWN-VALENTINE-request@rootsweb.com with the word subscribe in the subject and the body of the Email.