I have a book that deals with the CROCKETT family who came from Ireland, moved to Pennsylvania, and lived in Virginia. They are my ancestors too. Anybody interested? Jean jrcamas@liii.com At 07:48 PM 01/18/2001 EST, DCMowery@aol.com wrote: >This is some of the info I have on Pannells in Muhlenberg Co.: > >James and Eliza Crockett Pannell were listed in the 1860 Muhlenberg Co. >census living with my g.g.g.grandfather, William Crockett. I'd love to have >any information on William as well. > >Children of James and Eliza: > >Mary E. b. 1850 >Joseph C. b. 1849 >Martha C b. 1852 m. Jos. Ross >Ann E. b. 1858 > >Mary E. m. 1) Archibald Yonts, son of John Yonts and Nancy McConnell in 1867 >in Muhlenberg Co. and 2) Alanson (A.M.) Capps, son of Achilles Capps and >Margaret Dickerson. She used the name Molly E. Yonts on the marriage bond to >A.M. Capps. > >The Pannell family was in the funeral business in Greenville, KY. Before >moving to Muhlenberg Co., James and Eliza were listed in the Maury Co., TN >census of 1850. > >I don't have any information on Joseph C. or Ann E. Pannell. Does anyone know >who they married? > >Donna > > >============================== >Shop Ancestry - Everything you need to Discover, Preserve & Celebrate >your heritage! >http://shop.myfamily.com/ancestrycatalog > >

To Judy Tolbert Early marriages: Archibald Boggess to Nancy Morgan, Dec 1799, by Rev. Benjamin Tolbert Isaac Boggess to Polly Dudley, Dec 1799, by Rev. Benjamin Tolbert Robert Bell to Johanna Wilson, 1802, by Rev. Benjamin Tolbart Robert Boggess to Priscilla R. Morgan, Sep 1803, by Rev. Benjamin Tolbert Thomas Bell to Hannah Boggess, Oct 1803, by Rev. Benjamin Tolbart Elias Smith to Peggy Vaught, 1803, by Rev. Benjamin Tolbart John E. Vaught to Ann Wood, 1819, by Rev. Benjamin Tolbart Eli Myers to Rachel Vaught, 9 Oct 1831, by Rev. Benjamin Tolbart In a discussion about the Welborn family: "Jesse Young Welborn married Elizabeth Tolbart (or Talbott), a daughter of Alney McLean Tolbart who was a brother of Oliver V. Tolbart, early sheriff of Muhlenberg. Alney and Oliver Tolbart were the sons of John Robert Tolbart, who died in 1814 in Muhlenberg. It is believed and most certain that John Robert Tolbart was a son of the beloved early Baptist minister, Benjamin Tolbart. "The spelling of the name Tolbart is one of question for it is recorded Tolbart, Talbutt, Talbert, etc. The will of the pioneer preacher is signed with the spelling of Talbot but Tolbart seems to be the accepted spelling as spelled in the history of Hazel Creek Church. Benjamin Tolbart was a soldier of the Revolution but his war service record has never been established, nor is it know if he was originally from NC. The Tolbart, Newman and Welborn families intermarried. >From the 1816 will of James Craig: "I bequeath to my daughter, Margaret Tolbert, $1.50 over and above what I have heretofore given her.......except 150 acres that I have already given to the two sons of James Tolbert....

Kentucky Cousin, Thank you, but I agree that It's not my George or George Frederick Miller. I have strong evidence that they were from Fincastle, Botetourt Co, VA and had property in Muhlenberg Co, KY on Pond creek or river. Without some type of map I can not place it exactly. Is there a Surveyor in Centeral City that is also a Genealogist? or has an interest in genealogy? HELP, Richard Callard callard@dancris.net

Richard, I don't believe I have your George or George Frederick Miller, however I have a Martin Miller, Sr. who married Catharine Whitmer in Botetourt Co, VA on 8 January 1808. They later removed to Muhlenberg Co, KY . Catharine Whitmer was daughter of John Whitmer and Catharine Tarwater (best evidence). (Just a note: The David Short (son of Jacob Short) you mention in your previous message was also from Botetourt Co, VA as was his wife Jane Scott (daughter of Nathan Scott & Sarah Poage) There is a picture of David Short's house in the History of Muhlenberg Co by Otto Rothert.) It appears that a number of the families around Bremen (to include the Shaver's) were from Botetourt Co, VA. They all appear in the records of Muhlenberg within a few short years of each other. Perhaps they were all neighbors in VA...I just haven't found a connection to your George yet. History of Muhlenberg Co - Otto Rothert - Jacob and Martin Miller (this would be Martin, Jr.), who married Lucinda and Bethena Kittinger, were sons of pioneer Martin Miller, Sr., who was a brother of Henry Miller, the great-grandfather of F. Marion Miller of Bremen. ( I don't know if Martin Miller, Sr. had other siblings in Muhlenberg Co or not and I haven't researched any further in Botetourt Co.) I hope this helps you some. It might give you a direction to look. Martin Miller, Jr. married Bethena Kittinger and they had a son that they named George born about 1848. There is evidence that they may have removed to Texas. Will - Martin Miller (This would be Martin, Sr), will of Muhlenberg Co, KY dated October 13, 1862. To sons John, Jacob, Michael, David and Martin, to daughter Rebecca Phillips, to granddaughter Mary Catherine Stewart, to daughter Sarah Miller, also named Executrix, Witnesses: John M. Shaver and William H. Sparks. Proven Muhlenberg Co Court June 1863, Book III, page 205 1850 Muhlenberg Co Census (NOTE: ages are all messed up!) 398/398 Martin Miller Sr., 55 Farmer, PENN (I suspect age 65) Catherine 83, MD (I suspect age 63) Sarah 37, KY Rebecca 34, KY Mary C Stewart 1, KY (granddaughter) 1860 Census Muhlenberg County Martin Miller 76, Penn Catherine 76, MD Sarah 46, Dom, KY Catherine Stewart 11 KY ----- Original Message ----- From: "Richard Callard" <callard@dancris.com> To: <KYMUHLEN-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, January 16, 2001 11:22 PM Subject: RE: [KYMUHLEN] Pannell, Mitchell, Walker > I am looking for George Or George Frederick MILLER From Fincastle, > Botetourt Co. Virginia > You said "Several of these families came to Muhlenberg Co from Botetourt > ..." > Did you happen to come across MILLER And CARVIN families and what years? > SEE THE "George Frederick MILLER & wife Elizabeth (Carvin) from Fincastle, > Botetourt Co. Virginia" that I posted just before this E-Mail. > Thank You, Richard Callard callard@dancris.net > > -----Original Message----- > From: Kentucky Cousin [mailto:kycousin@ix.netcom.com] > Sent: Tuesday, January 16, 2001 6:49 PM > To: KYMUHLEN-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [KYMUHLEN] Pannell, Mitchell, Walker > > > Sarah Walker, mentioned below was married to James Walker, also mentioned > below. James Walker was her 2nd husband and he died before she did. Her > 1st husband was Thomas Combs. Her maiden name was Anderson. Both Sarah and > Thomas Combs were in Nelson County before coming to Muhlenberg Co. Sarah > was the daughter of Arabella (maiden name unproven) Anderson and Unknown > (probably John) Anderson. Arabella Anderson, a widow, received a land grant > for 200 acres in KY in 1783 in what is now Hardin Co, then Jefferson Co. > She was one of the earliest to receive a grant in KY, according the records > found on early land grants. Patrick Henry, then the Gov of Virginia signed > her grant. > > Sarah's 2 sisters also made their home in Muhlenberg Co. Her sister Alice > (Alsey) married a David Evans who was also in Nelson Co before coming to > Muhlenberg Co. Her sister Patience married a Matthew Ward, also in Nelson > and they too moved to Muhlenberg Co. A John Anderson mentioned in the court > matters referenced below is by best evidence, her brother. It appears from > court records that it took several years to settle both the Combs and Walker > estates. > > Arabella, her mother was married 2nd to a John Ash and 3rd to a John > Sturgeon in Nelson Co. > > I know almost nothing else about James Walker. According to records he died > before April 1816, but I have not found where he nor Sarah were buried. > Sarah died around February 1819. Her 1st husband Thomas Combs died by > January 1807. She married James Walker in Muhlenberg Co, 23 April 1809. > > I believe the below court proceedings and other information indicated that > Sarah did not want to apprentice her children as prescribed by either law or > common occurrence, after the death of her 1st husband, Thomas Combs. Her > brother John made the claim that she wasn't doing the right thing by them. > The court did take custody of the children and they were bound out to learn > a trade. > > If anyone has other information on James Walker, I would love to talk to > you. > > There were also close ties with the Whitmer, Evans, Frost, Combs, Anderson, > Scott, Short, Spurrier & Poage families here. Several of these families > came to Muhlenberg Co from Botetourt and Augusta Co, VA along with other > closely associated families such as the Noffsinger's & others. They lived > near and around the Bremen and Sacramento areas and Cypress Creek. > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Judy Purcell" <jpjones1@airmail.net> > To: <KYMUHLEN-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Monday, January 15, 2001 9:17 PM > Subject: [KYMUHLEN] Pannell, Mitchell, Walker > > > > To Don Summers: > > > > Only mention of Pannell is in story re Ebenezer Baptist Church: early > > minister was W. D. Pannell (1853, 1862-63) > > > > Only mention of Mitchel was in 1850 census list of older persons: John > and > > Nancy Mitchel, aged 74 and 61, born NC. > > > > Several mentions of Walkers: > > 1810: Sarah Walker made guardian to orphans of Thomas Combs (Anderson, > > Susannah, John, Thomas, David, Priscilla, and Jonathan.) > > > > 1850 census list of older people: > > John & Prudence Walker (67-56, born VA) > > George & Judith Walker (77-75) > > Thomas & Saludah Walker (63-50, born VA) > > Jones & Mary Walker (55-53) > > > > Luculius M. Kirkpatrick in Sep 1853, married Vandelia S. Coles in TN > > (daughter of Samuel Coles and Sallie Walker Coles). > > > > 1860 persons living at a hotel: William Walker, 20, clerk, born Germany > > > > May 1812 County Court Records: > > Sarah (Combs) Walker, guardian for her children by Thomas Combs, does not > > treat the children as the law requires and Sarah is ordered in court. The > > sheriff takes possession of the children. > > > > July 1824 Court Records: > > Additional invoice on the estate of James Walker, dec'd, was recorded. > > > > > > > > ============================== > > Search more than 150 million free records at RootsWeb! > > http://searches.rootsweb.com/ > > > > > ============================== > Create a FREE family website at MyFamily.com! > http://www.myfamily.com/banner.asp?ID=RWLIST2 > > > ============================== > The easiest way to stay in touch with your family and friends! > http://www.myfamily.com/banner.asp?ID=RWLIST1 >

Donna, By chance was Eliza's daughter MARY who divorced YONTZ and then married CAPPS was her given name MARGARET F having been born in VA abt the year 1826? Was Eliza born in VA ? Tamara On Tue, 16 Jan 2001, DCMowery@aol.com wrote... >Don- > >Sorry to be so long in getting back to you. The holidays and a visit from my >son kept me pretty busy. > >I did contact the library and they sent me a copy of Susan Crockett's will. >William Crockett's daughter was Eliza Ann and married James Pannell. They >were in Muhlenberg Co. census in 1860. Eliza Ann stated that she lived in >Central City when she gave a deposition at her daughter's, Mary, divorce from >a Yontz. Mary then m. a Capps. Another daughter m. a Mahan. The Pannells ran >a funeral home at one time. Are you related to any of the aforementioned? >Have you ever heard on the William Winters mentioned in Susan's will? > >Thanks again for your suggestion and info. > >Donna > > >============================== >Search over 900 million names at Ancestry.com! >http://www.ancestry.com/rd/rwlist1.asp >

Judy, There is still Walkers in Muhlenberg Co, for I know some from there. Don't know if they be any kin. The go to the Willow Glen Church of Christ. Parents and brother to one of my good friends from down there. Sharon ----- Original Message ----- From: "Judy Purcell" <jpjones1@airmail.net> To: <KYMUHLEN-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, January 15, 2001 10:17 PM Subject: [KYMUHLEN] Pannell, Mitchell, Walker > To Don Summers: > > Only mention of Pannell is in story re Ebenezer Baptist Church: early > minister was W. D. Pannell (1853, 1862-63) > > Only mention of Mitchel was in 1850 census list of older persons: John and > Nancy Mitchel, aged 74 and 61, born NC. > > Several mentions of Walkers: > 1810: Sarah Walker made guardian to orphans of Thomas Combs (Anderson, > Susannah, John, Thomas, David, Priscilla, and Jonathan.) > > 1850 census list of older people: > John & Prudence Walker (67-56, born VA) > George & Judith Walker (77-75) > Thomas & Saludah Walker (63-50, born VA) > Jones & Mary Walker (55-53) > > Luculius M. Kirkpatrick in Sep 1853, married Vandelia S. Coles in TN > (daughter of Samuel Coles and Sallie Walker Coles). > > 1860 persons living at a hotel: William Walker, 20, clerk, born Germany > > May 1812 County Court Records: > Sarah (Combs) Walker, guardian for her children by Thomas Combs, does not > treat the children as the law requires and Sarah is ordered in court. The > sheriff takes possession of the children. > > July 1824 Court Records: > Additional invoice on the estate of James Walker, dec'd, was recorded. > > > > ============================== > Search more than 150 million free records at RootsWeb! > http://searches.rootsweb.com/ >

To Linda Clements: List of older persons from the 1850 census: James & Sarah Tooley, 56-62, born VA/SC 1850 census: #640 Clarke Tooley, 43, TN Nancy, 40, KY 5 children [Manley did not enumerate them] 1860 census Families living in Laurel Bluff area: ....Tooley, Greenwood.... Dec. 1803 Court Records Wolcott Greenwood records his stock mark.

I am looking for George Or George Frederick MILLER From Fincastle, Botetourt Co. Virginia You said "Several of these families came to Muhlenberg Co from Botetourt ..." Did you happen to come across MILLER And CARVIN families and what years? SEE THE "George Frederick MILLER & wife Elizabeth (Carvin) from Fincastle, Botetourt Co. Virginia" that I posted just before this E-Mail. Thank You, Richard Callard callard@dancris.net -----Original Message----- From: Kentucky Cousin [mailto:kycousin@ix.netcom.com] Sent: Tuesday, January 16, 2001 6:49 PM To: KYMUHLEN-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [KYMUHLEN] Pannell, Mitchell, Walker Sarah Walker, mentioned below was married to James Walker, also mentioned below. James Walker was her 2nd husband and he died before she did. Her 1st husband was Thomas Combs. Her maiden name was Anderson. Both Sarah and Thomas Combs were in Nelson County before coming to Muhlenberg Co. Sarah was the daughter of Arabella (maiden name unproven) Anderson and Unknown (probably John) Anderson. Arabella Anderson, a widow, received a land grant for 200 acres in KY in 1783 in what is now Hardin Co, then Jefferson Co. She was one of the earliest to receive a grant in KY, according the records found on early land grants. Patrick Henry, then the Gov of Virginia signed her grant. Sarah's 2 sisters also made their home in Muhlenberg Co. Her sister Alice (Alsey) married a David Evans who was also in Nelson Co before coming to Muhlenberg Co. Her sister Patience married a Matthew Ward, also in Nelson and they too moved to Muhlenberg Co. A John Anderson mentioned in the court matters referenced below is by best evidence, her brother. It appears from court records that it took several years to settle both the Combs and Walker estates. Arabella, her mother was married 2nd to a John Ash and 3rd to a John Sturgeon in Nelson Co. I know almost nothing else about James Walker. According to records he died before April 1816, but I have not found where he nor Sarah were buried. Sarah died around February 1819. Her 1st husband Thomas Combs died by January 1807. She married James Walker in Muhlenberg Co, 23 April 1809. I believe the below court proceedings and other information indicated that Sarah did not want to apprentice her children as prescribed by either law or common occurrence, after the death of her 1st husband, Thomas Combs. Her brother John made the claim that she wasn't doing the right thing by them. The court did take custody of the children and they were bound out to learn a trade. If anyone has other information on James Walker, I would love to talk to you. There were also close ties with the Whitmer, Evans, Frost, Combs, Anderson, Scott, Short, Spurrier & Poage families here. Several of these families came to Muhlenberg Co from Botetourt and Augusta Co, VA along with other closely associated families such as the Noffsinger's & others. They lived near and around the Bremen and Sacramento areas and Cypress Creek. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Judy Purcell" <jpjones1@airmail.net> To: <KYMUHLEN-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, January 15, 2001 9:17 PM Subject: [KYMUHLEN] Pannell, Mitchell, Walker > To Don Summers: > > Only mention of Pannell is in story re Ebenezer Baptist Church: early > minister was W. D. Pannell (1853, 1862-63) > > Only mention of Mitchel was in 1850 census list of older persons: John and > Nancy Mitchel, aged 74 and 61, born NC. > > Several mentions of Walkers: > 1810: Sarah Walker made guardian to orphans of Thomas Combs (Anderson, > Susannah, John, Thomas, David, Priscilla, and Jonathan.) > > 1850 census list of older people: > John & Prudence Walker (67-56, born VA) > George & Judith Walker (77-75) > Thomas & Saludah Walker (63-50, born VA) > Jones & Mary Walker (55-53) > > Luculius M. Kirkpatrick in Sep 1853, married Vandelia S. Coles in TN > (daughter of Samuel Coles and Sallie Walker Coles). > > 1860 persons living at a hotel: William Walker, 20, clerk, born Germany > > May 1812 County Court Records: > Sarah (Combs) Walker, guardian for her children by Thomas Combs, does not > treat the children as the law requires and Sarah is ordered in court. The > sheriff takes possession of the children. > > July 1824 Court Records: > Additional invoice on the estate of James Walker, dec'd, was recorded. > > > > ============================== > Search more than 150 million free records at RootsWeb! > http://searches.rootsweb.com/ > ============================== Create a FREE family website at MyFamily.com! http://www.myfamily.com/banner.asp?ID=RWLIST2

Here are my clues; 1. George MILLER is listed in Muhlenberg County in 1800 Fed. Census, Only Miller listed. 2. George Miller enters 140 acres Muhlenberg Co., KY, February 1804 3. Property sold 12 Aug 1811 to Frederick MILLER, Muhlenberg Co., KY by Richard EDWARDS & Fereby, his wife 4. Property sold 18 Sep 1830 to David SHORT, Muhlenberg Co., KY by George F. MILLER & Elizabeth, his wife, of Morgan Co.,IL. 5. A letter written 8 Mar 1847 from Roanoake Co. VA From Peter Carvin to his father and mother addressed to George F. Miller in Cass Co. Illinois. states that the last letter from them was January 1838. Also gives reference to Lucy CARVIN (she was his Grandmother and he lived with her) it is signed "your dutiful Son". From this information I am almost sure; George MILLER may have been a brother? or George Frederick MILLER is the same person. That George Frederick MILLER & his wife Elizabeth (Carvin) were in Muhlenberg Co. from 12 Aug 1811 till about 1830. That they were from Virginia, And went to Cass County, Illinois 1830? I need all the help I can get to work them from VA through KY to IL.

Sarah Walker, mentioned below was married to James Walker, also mentioned below. James Walker was her 2nd husband and he died before she did. Her 1st husband was Thomas Combs. Her maiden name was Anderson. Both Sarah and Thomas Combs were in Nelson County before coming to Muhlenberg Co. Sarah was the daughter of Arabella (maiden name unproven) Anderson and Unknown (probably John) Anderson. Arabella Anderson, a widow, received a land grant for 200 acres in KY in 1783 in what is now Hardin Co, then Jefferson Co. She was one of the earliest to receive a grant in KY, according the records found on early land grants. Patrick Henry, then the Gov of Virginia signed her grant. Sarah's 2 sisters also made their home in Muhlenberg Co. Her sister Alice (Alsey) married a David Evans who was also in Nelson Co before coming to Muhlenberg Co. Her sister Patience married a Matthew Ward, also in Nelson and they too moved to Muhlenberg Co. A John Anderson mentioned in the court matters referenced below is by best evidence, her brother. It appears from court records that it took several years to settle both the Combs and Walker estates. Arabella, her mother was married 2nd to a John Ash and 3rd to a John Sturgeon in Nelson Co. I know almost nothing else about James Walker. According to records he died before April 1816, but I have not found where he nor Sarah were buried. Sarah died around February 1819. Her 1st husband Thomas Combs died by January 1807. She married James Walker in Muhlenberg Co, 23 April 1809. I believe the below court proceedings and other information indicated that Sarah did not want to apprentice her children as prescribed by either law or common occurrence, after the death of her 1st husband, Thomas Combs. Her brother John made the claim that she wasn't doing the right thing by them. The court did take custody of the children and they were bound out to learn a trade. If anyone has other information on James Walker, I would love to talk to you. There were also close ties with the Whitmer, Evans, Frost, Combs, Anderson, Scott, Short, Spurrier & Poage families here. Several of these families came to Muhlenberg Co from Botetourt and Augusta Co, VA along with other closely associated families such as the Noffsinger's & others. They lived near and around the Bremen and Sacramento areas and Cypress Creek. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Judy Purcell" <jpjones1@airmail.net> To: <KYMUHLEN-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, January 15, 2001 9:17 PM Subject: [KYMUHLEN] Pannell, Mitchell, Walker > To Don Summers: > > Only mention of Pannell is in story re Ebenezer Baptist Church: early > minister was W. D. Pannell (1853, 1862-63) > > Only mention of Mitchel was in 1850 census list of older persons: John and > Nancy Mitchel, aged 74 and 61, born NC. > > Several mentions of Walkers: > 1810: Sarah Walker made guardian to orphans of Thomas Combs (Anderson, > Susannah, John, Thomas, David, Priscilla, and Jonathan.) > > 1850 census list of older people: > John & Prudence Walker (67-56, born VA) > George & Judith Walker (77-75) > Thomas & Saludah Walker (63-50, born VA) > Jones & Mary Walker (55-53) > > Luculius M. Kirkpatrick in Sep 1853, married Vandelia S. Coles in TN > (daughter of Samuel Coles and Sallie Walker Coles). > > 1860 persons living at a hotel: William Walker, 20, clerk, born Germany > > May 1812 County Court Records: > Sarah (Combs) Walker, guardian for her children by Thomas Combs, does not > treat the children as the law requires and Sarah is ordered in court. The > sheriff takes possession of the children. > > July 1824 Court Records: > Additional invoice on the estate of James Walker, dec'd, was recorded. > > > > ============================== > Search more than 150 million free records at RootsWeb! > http://searches.rootsweb.com/ >

Don- Sorry to be so long in getting back to you. The holidays and a visit from my son kept me pretty busy. I did contact the library and they sent me a copy of Susan Crockett's will. William Crockett's daughter was Eliza Ann and married James Pannell. They were in Muhlenberg Co. census in 1860. Eliza Ann stated that she lived in Central City when she gave a deposition at her daughter's, Mary, divorce from a Yontz. Mary then m. a Capps. Another daughter m. a Mahan. The Pannells ran a funeral home at one time. Are you related to any of the aforementioned? Have you ever heard on the William Winters mentioned in Susan's will? Thanks again for your suggestion and info. Donna

Hello Everyone, I have never lived in Muhlenberg County but feel I am a part of it because it was the home of my parents. I have been doing genealogy since 1979, and I have found researching in Muhlenberg County a wonderful, rewarding adventure. It is one of the few counties in our wonderful country that has such extensive records that date back to the beginning of the county, and the people in Muhlenberg County are the among the nicest people I have ever found anywhere. I joined the list in order to share what I have learned and to learn more about my families. My mother was Minnie Lee Dobbs, born May 1905 to John H. DOBBS and Mary Ellen (known as Mayme) GATES. Mother was from a family of ten, her mother dying in 1925 from complications at the birth of her last child. Family names on Mother's side were (besides DOBBS & GATES): KENDALL, WOOD, VANNOY, WILLIAMS, DAVIS. The WOOD family came here early; DOBBS, in the 1840's; GATES, IN THE 1840's; KENDALL around 1860; VANNOY, married Kendall in McLean County; WILLIAMS and DAVIS are a total mystery to me. I have nothing on either of those families. Any help there would be greatly appreciated. My father was George Clark RHOADS, born in Ohio County in 1903 to Ernest E. RHOADS and Ella MONTGOMERY. My father's Muhlenberg County families are (besides RHOADS): CLARK, ROLL, VAUGHT, GLENN, FERGUSON. Some of my father's families were in Muhlenberg County from the beginning and others came very soon after. I suppose my best known line is RHOADS. Here is my line of descent: Capt. Henry Rhoads + Elizabethea Stoner David Rhoads + Elizabeth Vaught Barnabas Rhoads + Mary Roll Jacob B. Rhoads + Elizabeth Jane Clark Ernest E. Rhoads + Ella Montgomery my father ---> George Clark Rhoads I would enjoy hearing from anyone who shares any of my lines; and if I can help them, it will be my pleasure. Perhaps they can help me .... especially with Davis and Williams. Jean Rhoads Camas Long Island NY

To Don Summers: Only mention of Pannell is in story re Ebenezer Baptist Church: early minister was W. D. Pannell (1853, 1862-63) Only mention of Mitchel was in 1850 census list of older persons: John and Nancy Mitchel, aged 74 and 61, born NC. Several mentions of Walkers: 1810: Sarah Walker made guardian to orphans of Thomas Combs (Anderson, Susannah, John, Thomas, David, Priscilla, and Jonathan.) 1850 census list of older people: John & Prudence Walker (67-56, born VA) George & Judith Walker (77-75) Thomas & Saludah Walker (63-50, born VA) Jones & Mary Walker (55-53) Luculius M. Kirkpatrick in Sep 1853, married Vandelia S. Coles in TN (daughter of Samuel Coles and Sallie Walker Coles). 1860 persons living at a hotel: William Walker, 20, clerk, born Germany May 1812 County Court Records: Sarah (Combs) Walker, guardian for her children by Thomas Combs, does not treat the children as the law requires and Sarah is ordered in court. The sheriff takes possession of the children. July 1824 Court Records: Additional invoice on the estate of James Walker, dec'd, was recorded.

To Grady: Re Ebenezer Baptist Church: J. Rhoads was messenger 1852-54, 1856, 1857 H. Rhoads was messenger 1856, 1857 D. Rhoads was messenger 1862-64 G. V. Rhoads was messenger 1866-72 Laurel Bluff families in 1860 included Isaac W. Rhoades Odd names in 1860 census: Solomon C. Rhoads had daughter named Catheantha Head of household: Barnabas Rhoades Families in Greenville District 1860 included: Jacob Rhoads, 48 Samuel Rhoads, 59 Rachel Rhoads, 81, SC Solomon C. Rhoades, 35 Oct 1801 Court Records: Solomon Penrod, Isaac Newman, Daniel rhoades and John Bowers were to appraise the estate of Francis Stump. Daniel & Elizabeth Rhoades sold land to John Keith. Solomon rhoades, Mathew Armstrong, Phillip Kimmell and Thomas Biggerstaff were viewing a road from Daniel Rhoades' to the county line. Persons claiming vacant land: Jun-Sep 1802: Henry Rhoads, 120 ac on Green river Apr-Jul 1803: Daniel Rhoads, 200 additional acres on Cliffty Creek April 1810 Court Records: John Penrod was to survey a road from Solomon Rhoads to Hunsaker's Mill. May 1810 Court Records: Henry Rhoades exempt from further county levies, being aged and infirm. 1807 Court Records: Solomon Penrod, Daniel Rhoads and William W. Smith appointed as viewers to mark out a road from Greenville to Stom's Mill, thence to Mud River, on a direction to Berry's Lick/

To Grady: Persons claiming vacant land Dec. 1802 to Apr 1803: Solomon Rhoads, 50 acres Jan 1802: Jacob Rhoads, 200 ac on Pond River Mar 1801: Daniel Rhoades, 200 ac on Caney Creek Feb. 1803 Court Records: Henry Rhoades Sr., Alney McLean and Jermiah Langley were appointed commissioners to convey to Leonard Stom 200 acres agreeably given to William Campbell and Robert S. Russell. Feb. 1807 court records: David Rhoads was overseer of road from Greenville to Solomon Rhoads and the following hands added: David Casebier, Jacob Sever, and Robert Simmons. David Rhoads then appointed a surveyor in place of Daniel Rhoads. Mrs. Cordena Elizabeth Ashby of Centertown, Ohio County, stated that her grandmother, Elizabeth (Rhoads) Landis was a daughter of Solomon Rhoads of Muhlenberg and his wife Rachel Boone, a daughter of Squire Boone, brother of Daniel Boone. [Manley notes he has read the genealogy of Daniel Boone and there is no Rachel listed as the daughter of Squire.] May 1805 Court Records: Jacob Studebaker was appointed to survey a road from Daniel Rhoads' to the Logan county line. August 1806 Court Records: Tobias Penrod has been shot from ambush while in his field and his wife Catherine, asked for letters of administration, by oaths of Henry Rhoads Sr. and Solomon Rhoads. The personal estate of Tobias Penrod was to be appraised by Jacob Studebaker, Daniel Rhoads Sr., Leonard Stom and Thomas Foster. Re the founding of Vienna (now Calhoun): On Feb. 23, 1785, Henry Rhoades, Isaac Morrison and Isaac Cox were ordered to lay off a town site....The town was first called Rhoadesville, perhaps after the surveyor, Henry Rhoades. Soon it was changed to Vienna but no one knows why. Collins History states, "The first fort built by Solomon rhoades in 1788 was called Vienna. This town became the county seat but was later changed to Calhoun in honor of Judge John Calhoun."

Richard, I know that it is hard to get water way names, so I now have 2 programs by DeLorme, Map 'n' Go by AAA and Street Atlas, thes programs are not costly and are very good. They have helped me find alot of places that I am looking for. You might want to ck into them, they are worth the money ,not only for genealogy but for travel too. You can get a computer store or go on line and order from DeLorme. Sharon In Cincy ----- Original Message ----- From: "Richard Callard" <callard@dancris.com> To: <KYMUHLEN-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, January 11, 2001 3:17 PM Subject: [KYMUHLEN] MAPS of Muhlengberg County > Early Location of properies in Muhlenberg County are based on the > waterways. > Are there Maps that one may get that will help place the families. When I > was in > Muhlenberg Co. I did get a map of the county but many of the waterways were > unnamed and > it was useless. > Is there an AAA Auto Club that has such a map? > The chamber of commerice? > Does the County government have such a map for use by indiviuals? > Local surveyors? > Thank you, > Richard Callard callard@dancris.net > > > ============================== > The easiest way to stay in touch with your family and friends! > http://www.myfamily.com/banner.asp?ID=RWLIST1 >

I'll be out of a town for a few days. I will resume responding to your requests next week. I will start with the Rhoads family. Judy Penrod Purcell

"The first town we saw in Texas was Greenville. there we met a family from Evansville, IN. The man was a dentist and we stayed there to let him fix some of our teeth. We crossed the Brazos River at Huntsville. After we got out of the pine woods we had a pleasant drive. We often spoke of our friends who started before we did and wondered how many would be waiting at Seguin where we were to meet agreeable to promise. We had never heard from them or they from us and on March 4, 1850, we drove into Sequin and to our sorrow found but a few of the crowd to welcome us. They were afraid we had been lost. So many of their party had dropped out on the way, some at one place and some at another. The families we met there were J. J. Thornton, George Day, Horace Neely, a Mr. Ouches, and two Norton's, and there might have been others but these are all I can remember. They told us about a pleasant trip they had. They came through Indian Territory (now Oklahoma) and were delighted here. We moved to a small colony on the Gibolo river for the summer. We found nice people there. It was about 18 miles from San Antonio where we had left work for our mail to be sent. So the next thing was to hear from the folks at home. No one could go alone on account of the Indians, but a company was soon made up and went and brought back the mail. the postmen had been told to keep our mail till we called for it. I am writing this for my grandchildren and If I were a better writer I would like to write them a book on the same subject but as this is the best I can do, will stop. I forgot to tell that when we were at Gains' Landing, father took our furniture and household things to New Orleans and shipped the across the gulf to Indionola. It was late in summer when we got them, some were lost that we never got. It was foolish for us to have shipped so much. I had a $100 parlor stove that was ruined before we got a cabin to put it in, but our carpets and such things were useful. My nicest carpet I used for a partition in the first house I lived in. Father Luce knew we were bringing too much but he was afraid to tell us for fear all would not come. He would say, "Bring all you want and I will pay the freight bill." Well in the fall of 1850 we moved to Lockhart, TX and I have lived here continuously ever since. Some of the colony moved here too and we are dear neighbors. Of course all the old ones have passed away, but some of their grandchildren live here yet and feel near to me. I forgot to mention that Father Luce had a sister who came Gains' Landing with son Thomas, who was quite a gay. [guy?] Aunt Hettie Everton was to see us leave so she took her us. She said she could not bear handsome young man and so very pious. [this is the way it was printed] She made them tie up the boats on Sundays, and she would call all into the boats and have prayers much to the annoyance of the three captains. She wanted singing but as there were no singers in the crowd but the captains and myself, and as the captains were angry to have to stop on Sundays, we did not have music. This Thomas Everton in after years moved to Texas, and he died a few years ago in Lulling, TX, this county (Caldwell). His daughter, Mrs. Jennie Clark, runs an orphan's home at that place, which is a credit to herself and the county. The name of the home is "Bell Haven." I was 90 years old last March 15. Signed: Rachel Harness Whitman, wife of Matthew Rogers Luce

"Well, father came back from New Orleans. He took the horses and put them back on the boat, then tied the boat to our boat and hired a steamboat to take us back to the mouth of the Red River, as flat boats do not run upstream. When we got to the mouth of Red River, they took two of the horses out of the boat and as the river had a levee on each side and a flat road on top, they tied our boat and the horses' boat together, put a horse on each levee and tied to our boats with ropes. We started upstream. We traveled fast as the horses were wanting out. They fairly ran and we went a little faster than we liked but each horse had a young man to ride on his back and keep him from going too fast. We went that way until we got to Bayou LaFouch, LA, then they put the horses in the boats again, and all the man got on the boats with spikes to keep us from striking shore and started down that bayou like a hurricane. The river was very high and running swiftly and the people along the shore did not know what it meant. The hired men said that it was the most dangerous piece of work they had ever seen. We got to a big plantation in Louisiana where there was what was called a Texas road. Father and sons had prepared for our trip on land by bringing along four wagons that had never been put together. One was a four-horse wagon and was a buggy with double covers and new harness, and everything new right from the shop. They took the wagons off the boats and it took the man quite awhile to put them all up, to put on the bows and covers which were made in New York. They were made so that not a drop of water could get in. The people said they had never seen such a turnout before. It was a pretty, warm afternoon when they got everything ready to start. They concluded to go out as far as they could that afternoon to see how the horses would go. They went pitching. The four-horse wagon was the baggage wagon and had our tent in it. We got out eight or 10 miles and put up our tent for the night for the men to sleep in. the ladies slept in the wagons. When we got up the next morning it was raining and it rained for 21 days. I do not mean all the time but showers every day. We were in the pine woods and had to stay on the road or we would mire up. We finally got to the Sabine River and each one wanted to be the first one to cross and say they were the first to be in Texas. The Sabine was high. All the bottoms were covered with water. We had to be ferried five miles, that is, we got the ferry boat and went down stream five miles, then landed. As the ferry boat could only carry one wagon at a time and it took a day for each trip, we were there for several days. The horses had to be ferried over, too. It all took time. After we got over we were in the wilderness. A man came to our tent and said he could save us 40 miles of travel. He had a private way which he sold to Father Luce and which we afterwards found was the worse way. It was a foolish bargain. We were well fixed for travel and the 40 miles around were good roads, and the one we took was too low and poor.

This column appeared 2/11/54 by Edward Manley I have written permission to publish the article narrated by a 90-year-old lady [in 1916] whose maiden name was Rachel Harness Whitman, native of Warrick County, IN, and where she married Matthew roger Luce in 1848. Matthew was the son of Abner Luce, making the trek to Texas in the story following. They had 14 children. Rachel related the story to a granddaughter, Birdie Kate Newsom, today a resident of Lockhart, Caldwell Co., TX. "In the year of 1849 quite a number of citizens of Warrick Co., IN made up their minds to move to Texas, and as my father-in-law, Abner Luce (grandson of the emigrant Abner) had visited Texas twice to look over the country to see if it would do to move to, of course they all came to him and he was delighted with the country, they all sold out to go in that year. A long train of wagons started with banners up, reading "Texas." My father-in-law could not get off till later and was going by water, the leaders of this crowd agreed to meet at Seguin, TX. They begged Father Luce to send all the ladies with them but he would not agree to it and he regretted very much before we got here that he had not consented to it. On Oct 1, 1849, we all pushed out from Newburgh, IN on the Ohio river. there were no immigrants in the crowd, just Father Luce and his family consisting of his sons, Matthew R., Sam, Frank, and David, all grown, and Lafayette, 12 years of age, and the ladies were myself, my mother-in-law, and the Misses Elizabeth and Arminta Luce. As father had three, what we called flat-bottomed boats, he hired several hands to come with us. We had one colored servant. I had one baby who is now Mr. A. A. Ellison of San Antonio, TX. She and myself are the only living ones of our crowd that left for Texas. Father and sons had one boat load of livestock and produce. When we went down to New Orleans to sell it he rented a field to turn his horses into and left us at a place called Gains' Landing several miles below the mouth of Red River. He had bought 100 head of the finest horses he could find, on which he lost money. He thought he would fill this big country with fine horses but the people preferred their own Texas ponies and there was no sale for fine horses. Father Luce made the town of Newburgh, IN. In early times he settled there and the place was called Sprinklesburg. Father laid off a new town and called it Newburg. He was a leading citizen of that place and when the news went around that we were going to start for Texas, many were the friends and kin-folks to see us off. I think everyone near was on the bank of the Ohio River to wave us a farewell. We could see for three miles then the river made a turn and they were still standing there as we went round the bend. It looked like a white cloud, waving a last farewell. We had a pleasant trip down the Ohio and down the Mississippi River. Sometimes the passing steamboats had captains and crews knowing who we were and they came near to wave goodbye. As well as I remember, before we stopped at Gains' Landing, they paid off three captains, $100 each and they took a steamboat and went back. Father Luce took two hands and David and went down to New Orleans with the stock boat and we lived in our boat for six weeks. There were rich people there and the old planters were acquainted with father and he told them he left us in their care. We certainly had a gay time. I saw more champagne drunk than I ever did before, most too much. Some of their cakes were baked in New York. We went to a party nearly every night and there I did my last dancing. My husband did not dance but he'd hold the baby and let me dance. A lady said, "I know your husband is so kind to you. He know he is taking you where you will never see anything by Indians."