Hello, Lewis Co. Historical Society P.O.Box 212 Vanceburg, Kentucky 41179 Jan <>< _________________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com

At 06:44 PM 5/29/1999 -0500, you wrote: > > >I'll be going to Frankfort next month to check out land records in an attempt >to trace the connection between the Virginia VIERS and the Maryland VEIRS >families. I do have certification of the marriage between Robert VIARS and >Mary CARPENTER. The state historical society does not have this information >and I'll give them a photo copy. I wonder if the Lewis County Historical Society >would also like a copy? It might be a good idea to have the info on file there, >too. Does anyone have their address? > >Sue Bishop, granddaughter of Alberta VOIERS > > > > >==== KYLEWIS Mailing List ==== >Help Instructions at: http://www.zoomnet.net/~chipmunk/SurnamesMail.html >or contact Betty Lou at: [email protected] >Arch: http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl?surname=KYLewis >Your gracious donations to RootsWeb makes this all possible!! >Rootsweb: http://www.rootsweb.com/ > > >Lewis County Historical Society PO Box 212 Vanceburg, KY 41179 ---- Researching: Sparks of KY; Potter of NY; Oppenborn of FL; McCoy of Greene County,PA; Tuphorn of Wisconsin; Seaman of NJ, WV, KY, and "ye Westward". New Patriot to be added soon to the DAR roll: Willets Seaman of NJ, descendant of Capt. John Seaman of Hempstead, Long Island, NY ---- Marilyn Steber 4464 Castelar Street #104 San Diego, California 92107

I'll be going to Frankfort next month to check out land records in an attempt to trace the connection between the Virginia VIERS and the Maryland VEIRS families. I do have certification of the marriage between Robert VIARS and Mary CARPENTER. The state historical society does not have this information and I'll give them a photo copy. I wonder if the Lewis County Historical Society would also like a copy? It might be a good idea to have the info on file there, too. Does anyone have their address? Sue Bishop, granddaughter of Alberta VOIERS

I am very interested in locating information regarding the Sampson and Purcell families of Lewis and Fleming Co, KY. David Sampson (1800-1864) and Mary Purcell (Pircell) (c1820-??) were married 7-Oct-1839 in Lewis Co, KY. Their children were born in or near Concord, Lewis Co, KY between 1840 and 1847. Please contact: [email protected] Thank you

Cabin Creek Marker #143 erected by the KY Department of Highways says: (it was) "Early point of entry into Kentucky for explorers and pioneers. From it marauding indians forded across the Ohio River. War Roads marked with drawing of animals, the sun, and the moon led from its mouth to Upper Blue Licks. The Creek was 20-25 feet across when I was there in late April. ---- Researching: Sparks of KY; Potter of NY; Oppenborn of FL; McCoy of Greene County,PA; Tuphorn of Wisconsin; Seaman of NJ, WV, KY, and "ye Westward". New Patriot to be added soon to the DAR roll: Willets Seaman of NJ, descendant of Capt. John Seaman of Hempstead, Long Island, NY ---- Marilyn Steber 4464 Castelar Street #104 San Diego, California 92107

My grandmother's name was Emma Jane born March 25, 1873 in Lewis County >Kentucky. Her mother was Lucinda Dixon and her father was Alexander >Royster--according to family history, Lucinda and Alexander never married. >Lucinda died when Emma Jane was about three. Alexander took the child to his >cousin Sylvester Smith and his wife Sara Jane (Frazee) Smith and asked them to >raise her. Of my Grandmother's children, my Uncle Bob is the last remaining >child who is still alive and remembers this information. As a young man, he >remembers his mother writing to her father who had moved from Kentucky to >Illinois and married and was raising another family. Would like to know about >my Great-grandmother and her family. Any help is appreciated. Phyllis > >***************************** > > >Subject: Re: [KYLEWIS-L] Fw: Dixon > > >>Phyllis - What was your grandmother's name? How about Lucinda's husband's >>name? Did you try the 1860 census for Lucinda? I'll see what I can find. >> >>Dede >> >

Dear Researchers of the Lewis County, Kentucky Mailing List, I would like to learn the names of the steamboats which were docked at Vanceburg, Lewis County, Kentucky or upriver as far as Portsmouth, Ohio, between 1840 and 1861. Does anyone have any suggestions as to how I can gain this information? The one idea I have is to carefully read every page of Way's Packet Directory and also Lytle's List, looking for First Home Ports in the described section of the Ohio River. Patience will be the number one virtue in the proposed endeavor. Thank you! Randal W. Cooper <[email protected]> Lorain, Ohio

Randal: There is a steamship clearing house....I wrote to one years ago to find the registration on an OH steamship and they replied. However, all my stuff is packed (getting ready to "full time" in the RV) but any good library should have a book which lists all the associations in America....I believe I looked under "steamships" and came up with the address. Bonny << I would like to learn the names of the steamboats which were docked at Vanceburg, Lewis County, Kentucky or upriver as far as Portsmouth, Ohio, between 1840 and 1861. Does anyone have any suggestions as to how I can gain this information? >>

I was most interested to learn that Cabin Creek is in the vicinity of Quicks Run Road since the cemetery where Robert Viers and many of his relatives lie is on Quicks Run Road. I have been trying to determine the connection between William Veirs from Maryland who owned land in that area of the county and Robert Viers. It's more and more obvious that they were relatives, now I just have to keep searching for that one lone bit of information that links them together. It may be lost for ever in the Virginia county records burned during the War. Sue

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Hi: The History of Lewis Co. by Ragan mentions Cabin Creek. "It used to be called Cabin Creek, but Mr. John G. Fee and his followers made an effort to have the name changed to Glenville, but were unsuccessful. The people of the vicinity persisted in calling it "Feetown" in derision. Strangers, in passing up and down the creek, would many of them get the idea that there were two places instead of one. They would get confused as to its location and distance away very naturally, but for quite a number of years this condition of affairs must be explained to all strangers when passing through. But in 1886 Mr. Thos. J. Tully, who was postmaster at Creek, succeeded in getting the name changed from Cabin Creek to Cottageville, and by the latter name it it is now quite well known throughout the country. Jean Hardyman

Dear Researchers of the Lewis County, Kentucky Mailing List, Benjamin WOODWORTH was the Mate on a Steamboat on the Ohio River in 1860. He was enumerated in the 1860 Census of Lewis County, Kentucky, Dwellinghouse 1223, with $2000 in land and $1000 in personal property. He was 28 years old, born in Ohio. Elizabeth WOODWORTH was 21, also born in Ohio. Ruie C., female, was 11 months old, born in Ohio. Also in their home was Lydia JONES, 18, born in Kentucky. Two houses away, in Dwellinghouse 1221, lived Henry MCKEE and John BOYLE, who were business partners in Quincy, Lewis County, Kentucky, in land speculation and as merchants ["Traders"]. John BOYLE's obituary [he died in 1901] stated that he had been a steamboat captain "in antebellum days". Putting these facts together, we have a man who was a Steamboat Captain before the Civil War living two houses away from a man who was a Mate on a steamboat. Were these two men, Captain John BOYLE and Benjamin WOODWORTH, associated with the same steamboat? If so, what was the name of the vessel? Randal W. Cooper <[email protected]> Lorain, Ohio

Cabin Creek is now known as Cottageville. It is on Cabin Creek Road just south of Route 984 which it joins amost at the Mason County line. On the map Route 984 appears to be the westward continuation of Quick's Run Road. T. Grant Maple

In a message dated 5/24/99 10:04:03 PM Eastern Daylight Time, [email protected] writes: << ean, Daryl wants to know where Cottageville came from - Please explain, is it only our family that called it that, my grandfather lists it as Cottage Grove, but you know that my Uncle Carl called it Cottageville. Jan >> My G-G-Uncle James Meenach and his wife, Susan (Witty) Meenach ran some sort of home or boarding house at Cottageville/Tollesboro. I'm not sure about the time frame. He was born 1821 and died 1893. Bob Meenach

Hello T. Grant Maple, My grandfather born in 1892 always called the place Cottage Grove. His brother, born 1903 called it Cottageville. Relatives refer to it as Cabin Creek-it is all one place, right. Thanks, Jan _________________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com

There are some excellent maps available on USGenWeb, Kentucky state site. Click on "Maps". Next, click on "County Highway Maps". Then click on "Lewis". Wait a bit. The maps are very large, and doenload slowly, but have excellent detail. Scroll down below the state diagram with Lewis Co. in black, until county map appears. Scroll image left until "Trinity" is centered. Then scroll down past "Fearisville" to "Cottageville", present-day name for Cottage Creek. With very best regards, T. Grant Maple

In my notes from my cousin, Ed BEVARD of Iowa, he states Thomas J. TULLY, the local postmaster of Cabin Creek was responsible for the renaming to Cottageville in 1896. Researching FLINDERS, BEVARD and HIMES of Lewis County Ky. Terry

Jean, Daryl wants to know where Cottageville came from - Please explain, is it only our family that called it that, my grandfather lists it as Cottage Grove, but you know that my Uncle Carl called it Cottageville. Jan [email protected] <>< _________________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com

> Cabin Creek(Cottageville) is just about right across >the Ohio River from Manchester-on a map find >Tollesboro and you are there. Where did the name Cottageville come from? I hadn't heard that term before. I had POLLY (POLLEY) and CARY relatives on Cabin Creek in the early 1800s and would be interested in any information on these families in the Lewis County area. Daryl. [email protected] ___________________________________________________________________ You don't need to buy Internet access to use free Internet e-mail. Get completely free e-mail from Juno at http://www.juno.com/getjuno.html or call Juno at (800) 654-JUNO [654-5866]

How close is the location of Cabin Creek to Quicks Run Road? Sue Bishop