In a message dated 10/15/98 7:47:57 AM Eastern Daylight Time, KYPIKE-D- request@rootsweb.com writes: << Appalachian Mountain Families website >> Would someone please forward this website url to me? Thanks, Sandi

For more on Thomas & Sarah Johnson please check out out - http://www.comteck.com/~jjackson/thomas.html There is also some information on the Salyer and Stapleton families. Jimmie

THIS IS A REPOST FROM THE JOHNSON MAILING LIST ***** ***** ***** ***** ***** ***** ***** **** PLEASE REFER RESPONSES TO Jim Jackson <jjackson@comteck.com> NOT ME OK _______________________________________________________________________ Researching the following; > > 1. Thomas Johnson was born 1744 and married to Sarah __?__ about 1764. > > 1.a. Sarah Johnson - born 1765 and married in Oct. 1783 to Thomas > Stapleton, died 24 Oct. 1854 on Cow Creek, Owsley Co. Ky. > 1.a.1. Edward Stapleton - born 1785 Rowan Co NC and died Owsley Co Ky. > 1.a.2. William Stapleton - born 1787 Russell Co Va and died Owsley Co > Ky > > 1.b. Thomas T. Johnson Jr. - born 1771 and married Mary (Polly) __?__ > died 1866 and buried at the Jesse Johnson Cemetery near highway 30 > on Turkey Creek, Breathitt Co. Ky. > 1.b.1. Jesse Johnson - born 1793/4 Sullivan Co TN and died after > 1860 Breathitt Co KY > 1.b.2. Martha "Patsy" Johnson - born 1796 Sullivan Co TN > 1.b.3. Elisha "Red Headed Lish" Johnson - born 10 Dec. 1802 > Hawkins Co TN and died 26 Oct 1886 Breathitt Co KY > 1.b.4. Mary "Polly" Johnson - born 1803/4 Hawkins Co TN and > died after 1887 in Breathitt Co KY > 1.b.5. Isaac Johnson > 1.b.6. William "Bill" Johnson > 1.b.7. James Madison Johnson > 1.b.8. George Johnson > 1.b.9. Samuel Johnson > 1.b.10. Thomas Johnson Jr > > 1.c. Amy Johnson - born 1775 and married the Rev. William Tackett, > died 12 Sept. 1857 in Pike Co. Ky. > 1.c.1. Martha "Patsy" Tackett - born 13 Oct 1802 Hawkins Co TN > and died 26 Oct 1886 > 1.c.2. George Tackett - bron 1803 Hawkins Co TN and died 9 Aug 1852 > 1.c.3. Rebecca Tackett - born 20 Sept 1805 Hawkins Co TN and died 5 > March 1845 > 1.c.4. William "Buckey" Tackett - born 4 March 1809 Hawkins Co TN > and died 27 May 1894 > 1.c.5. Sarah Tackett - born 22 June 1813 Knox Co (now Bell) Co KY > and died 30 Aug 1904 > > 1.d. Robert R. Johnson - born 1778 and married Rachel Helton, died > 16 Jan. 1858 in Laurel Co. Ky. > 1.d.1. James Johnson - born 1804 Hawkins Co TN & died 1876 > Breathitt Co KY > 1.d.2. John S Johnson - born 1805 Hawkins Co TN > 1.d.3. Shadrack Johnson - born 1807 Hawkins Co TN > 1.d.4. Jesse Johnson - born 1809 Knox Co (now Bell) Ky and died > Jackson Co Ky > 1.d.5. Mary "Polly" Johnson - born 1815 Knox Co (now Bell) KY and > died after 1880 Breathitt Co KY > 1.d.6. Amy Johnson - born 1816 Knox Co (now Bell) KY > 1.d.7. Elliot E Johnson - born 1818 Clay Co Ky > 1.d.8. Rachel Johnson - born 1819 Clay Co Ky and died 11 June 1883 > 1.d.9. Robert R Johnson Jr - born 1819 Clay Co KY > 1.d.10. Priscilla Johnson - born 1823 Clay Co KY > 1.d.11. Paschal Johnson - born 1824 Clay Co KY > > 1.e. William Johnson - born 1784 and married first to Sarah Tackett, > sister to William Tackett, and married second to Lucy Ann Ayers. > 1.e.1. Payne Johnson - born 2 May, 1807 in Sullivan Co. Tenn. and > married 29 March, 1834 in Perry Co. Ky. to Margaret Bates, > died 5 March, 1882 in Pike Co. Ky. and was buried in the > Johnson Cemetery in Pike Co. Ky. > 1.e.2. Robert Johnson - born 12 May, 1809 on Puckett's Creek in > old Knox Co. Ky. and married Esther Branham on 11 May, > 1842 in Pike Co. Ky., died 17 Jan. 1895 in West Va. > 1.e.3. Nathaniel Johnson - not much is known about Nathaniel but > it is said that he moved to Laurel Co. Ky. > 1.e.4. Polly Johnson There is much confusion as to when Polly was > born and she could possibly be the first-born of William and > Sarah. > She married Booker Mullins. > 1.e.5. William Johnson Jr. - born ca. 1810 on Puckett's Creek and > married on 13 May, 1830 in Pike Co. to Matilda Mullins, the > daughter of Solomon and Sarah Greenfield Cathey Mullins, > died 25 Aug. 1897 and is buried at Etty, Ky. > 1.e.6. Jacob Johnson - born ca. 1811 in Ky. There is a chance that > Jacob is a son of William and Sarah but it has not been > proven > as of this time. He was married 3 times to the following > women; > Gincie Mullins Newsome, Elizabeth Osborne and finally Dicey > Roberts. > 1.e.7. Nancy Johnson - born ca. 1813 on Puckett's Creek and married > on 8 April, 1830 to Isaac Burke. > 1.e.8. Elizabeth Johnson - born ca. 1815/17 probably in old Floyd Co. > Ky. and married on 10 March, 1836 in Pike Co. to William > Hall, > died in 1873. > 1.e.9. Pleasant Johnson - born Feb. 1819 in Pike Co. and married to > Anna Burke on 15 Feb. 1848 in Pike Co., died 1901. > 1.e.10. Bailey Johnson - born 1821 in Pike Co. and married on 14 Aug. > 1841 to Rebecca Johnson, the daughter of Elisha and Martha > Tackett Johnson (were cousins). > > Jimmie

Looking for family of Frances J. SPEARS- born 1848 KY 1870 Johnson Ct. KY CENSUS BAKER, Samuel born VA. age 21 married Frances J. Spears,age 22 on Sept. 13, 1866 in Johnson Ct. KY. BAKER, Samuel 25 Frances 26 Ira 3 John W. 1 1877 Pike Ct. KY Births Baker, Jesse oct. 16, 1877 Samuel Baker & Frances J.( Spears ) Baker 1880 Pike Ct. KY. BAKER , Samuel 31, Frances J. 31, Ira 12, John W. 10 Cornelius H. 6, Wiley M. 5, Jesse 2, Thomas 4 months. Thank you Louise Vanover Vore

E.J and Hetty Sutherland from the microfilm (The Sutherland Collection) I am trying to find the connection of Sarah (Socia Hamons ) born 1830 - Scott County, Va. that married Cornelius Hick Baker.in Letcher Ct. KY. July 19, 1848 by Abram Cantrell. Has Sarah name , for some reason (Laska). Louise Vanover Vore (THANKS) RUSSELL COUNTY - VIRGINIA AMBROSE HAMON was born November 20, 1776, came to Russell County, March 1796. Records of Land Causes 1, page 211. JOHN HAMMOND’S will - dated April 4, 1816: probated June 4, 1816: his property to his mother Elizabeth Hammonds - one tract of land. Montgomery County, Virginia: WB 3 , page 183. JOHN GRIZZEL and his wife Elizabeth, Thomas Francis and wife Jean, Ambrose Hamon, William Grizzel and wife Rebecker, Robert Hamon and his wife Rachel, Joel Fields and wife Nancy, James Chaffin and wife Sarah, all of Russell County ---- heirs of John Hamon, dec’d conveyed to John Hamon 2 tracts - 10 1/2 acres and 76 acres- on both sides of Dumps Creek, by deed dated April 13, 1816 . DB 5, page 468. JOHN HAMON - Inventory of his estate, Dec. 14, 1826. WB 4, page 332. MARY HAMON , widow, John Hamon and Margaret (Peggy) his wife, James Hamon and Lucinda his wife, Esau Hamon and Elizabeth his wife, Elijah---force and Mahala his wife, John Smith and Elizabeth his wife, and infants - Robert Hamon , William Hamon, ---------Hamon, Rebeckah Hamon, and ---vid Hamon, the heirs of John Hamon, deceased, conveyed to William Grizzle 40 acres of land on Middle Forks of Dumps Creek by deed dated April 1, 1835. DB 9, page 532. The same heirs and the following additional heirs : Robert Hamon’s wife Nancy, William Hamon’s wife Belinda, and William Ferrell and Rebeckah his wife conveyed to Joseph Kiser 2 tracts - 30 acres and 38 acres- on lefthand fork of Dumps Creek, by deed dated August 30, 1842. DB 11, page 220. (NOTE by EJS : John Hamon’s deed to this property was dated December 10, 1818.) ROBERT HAMON gave bond as constable , June 6, 1809, Berry Robinson and Abraham Childress his sureties. WB 2, page 188.

HELLO, I would like to know if any of the Charles researchers in Pike would know if some of there kin up and went to the above counties. TIA, Mollie Charles Pawlik

Hello Everyone, My family comes from Pompey Road, Millard (now Shelbiana) in Pike County. I've only visited the area 4 to 5 times, and only one of those as an adult (which means I viewed a very narrow area by walking and by not paying ANY attention to what was around.) Is there anyone on the list who is familiar with the area who can "walk" me through the area and tell me the names of the nearby creeks, churches, anything which might be of interest? Perhaps there is a VERY detailed local map or a book on the local history (or absolutely any other subject) that someone could refer me to. Any help is greatly appreciated. Yours Truly, Virginia Coleman Murphree Santa Rosa, Ca. ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com

This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --part0_909060484_boundary Content-ID: <0_909060484@inet_out.mail.aol.com.1> Content-type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII --part0_909060484_boundary Content-ID: <0_909060484@inet_out.mail.aol.com.2> Content-type: message/rfc822 Content-transfer-encoding: 7bit Content-disposition: inline From: Swinfield9@aol.com Return-path: <Swinfield9@aol.com> To: Janwilli@mindspring.com, HeydtRiPa@aol.com, Ruthbf@erols.com, Jsquilter@aol.com, pcc@clnk.com, maryellengadell@hotmail.com, ocscott@usit.net Cc: Marheinek@aol.com, Rdvsr@aol.com, dhill@zoomnet.net, djchamp@bright.net Subject: Fwd: Fw: Russell County Roads, Virginia Date: Fri, 16 Oct 1998 10:53:51 EDT Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-type: multipart/mixed; boundary="part1_909060484_boundary" --part1_909060484_boundary Content-ID: <0_909060484@inet_out.mail.aol.com.3> Content-type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII In case any of you did not see this. Here again are the group of people that claim to be desc. of our Swin Hill (this is after they are found in NC). I would get almost as much pleasure connecting this group to our Hills as I would going back from Robert!! Barb --part1_909060484_boundary Content-ID: <0_909060484@inet_out.mail.GTE.NET.4> Content-type: message/rfc822 Content-transfer-encoding: 7bit Content-disposition: inline Return-Path: <va-roots@vsla.edu> Received: from rly-za02.mx.aol.com (rly-za02.mail.aol.com [172.31.36.98]) by air-za02.mail.aol.com (v50.19) with SMTP; Fri, 16 Oct 1998 08:48:17 -0400 Received: from vlinsvr.vsla.edu ([192.131.239.7]) by rly-za02.mx.aol.com (8.8.8/8.8.5/AOL-4.0.0) with ESMTP id BAA29442; Fri, 16 Oct 1998 01:24:57 -0400 (EDT) Received: from vlinsvr (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by vlinsvr.vsla.edu (8.8.8/8.8.8) with SMTP id BAA02599; Fri, 16 Oct 1998 01:24:55 -0400 (EDT) Date: Fri, 16 Oct 1998 01:24:55 -0400 (EDT) Message-Id: <199810160523.AAA17472@smtp2.mailsrvcs.net> Errors-To: eroderic@vsla.edu Reply-To: cmp13mge@GTE.NET Originator: va-roots@vlinsvr.vsla.edu Sender: va-roots@vsla.edu Precedence: bulk From: "Louise" <cmp13mge@GTE.NET> To: Multiple recipients of list <va-roots@vlinsvr.vsla.edu> Subject: Fw: Russell County Roads, Virginia X-Listprocessor-Version: 6.0c -- ListProcessor by Anastasios Kotsikonas X-Comment: Virginia Genealogy Discussion Group Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-transfer-encoding: 7bit > Taken from the Sutherland Collections ( E.J. Sutherland & Hetty Sutherland ) . > > 1853 RUSSELL COUNTY VIRGINIA ----------------ROADS > > "On the application of Simpson Dyer and others for a new road in this > county from John Mullins on Holly Creek to the Sand Lick road above William > Grizzles for the convenience of travelling to the courthouse, John Bickley > to whom said application was referred this day made his report , on > consideration whereof, said road is established as located by said > commissioner; and it is ordered that David Mullins be appointed Surveyor of > said road from John Mullins to where James G. Hale lives, and that he open > the same with the following tithables: William Mullins, Pound, Solomon > Mullins, Pound, Jacob Johnson, Preston Mullins, John M. Mulling, George > Reed, Hiram Reed, Simpson Mullins, Robert. Fields, Lewis Stone, Enoch > Moore, Dennis Moore, Joseph Stanley, William Stanley, Benjamin Taylor, > William Sanders, Thomas Adams, Jacon Esteap, Marshall Mullins, Jr., Isham > Potter, James Osborn, Henry Vanover, David 0. Phipps, Preston M. Phipps, > John Vanover, Morgan Long, Joel Long, James Briant, Lewis, a slave of Dr. > Mullins, Jefferson Fleming, Philip Fleming, John Fleming, Senior, John > Fleming, Jr., Solomon Mullins, Isaac Mullins, Eli Vanover, Joseph Elkins, > Richard Justice, Doctor Mullins, son of William, Armistead Elkins, John > Rose, John M. Rose, Kelly Keel, Marshall G. Keel, Harmon Mullings, John > Mullings William Mullins, Jacob Yates, James Mullings, William Henley, > James Estep, Anderson Estep, Richard Mullings, son of Solomon, James > Mullins, son of Eli M., William Vanover, James Venters, Martin Venters, > Joseph Briant, Jr., Simon Reed; > "That William Taylor be appointed surveyor from James D. Hales to the > Baptist meeting house,and that he open said road with the following > tithables: Jonathan Wright, Aaron Wright, Solomon Wright, Jacob Hutchins, > Lovel Stanley, Benjamin Stanley, Edward Stanley, John Stanley, Larkin > Stanley, Charles Taylor, Alexander.Taylor, James D. Hale, Nathaniel > McKinney, Wilson McKinney, Joseph Cantril, William Hill, Swinfield Hill, > Sr., Swinfield Hill, Jr., Samuel Rose, John Rose, James Hale, Jr. , James > Smith, William Green, John Green, William Hay, James Hay, William H. Hale, > James M. Hale. > "That Simpson Dyer be appointed Surveyor of said road from James G. Hales > to John Ervins Mill, and that he open the same with the following > tithables: George Smith, David Smith, John Yates, William I. Yates, Jacob > Blair, Senr., Jacon Blair, Jr., David Blair, George Blair, Elias Green, > George McClanahan ,James McClanahan, Benjamin McClanahan, Henry Neece, > Charles Turner, James Turner, William L. Counts, William Blair, Jacob > Blair, Jacob Chaney, Preston Chaney, John Erwin, Micajah Erwin, Erasmus > Mitchell, Alexander Mitchell, Elisha Mitchell , Alexander Counts, Elijah > Counts. > "That the said William Taylor and Simpson Dyer with the tithables aforesaid > assigned to them, so open said road from John Ervin's Mill to the top of > Sandy Ridge.. > "That James Kiser be appointed surveyor of said road from the top of Sandy > Ridge to the fork above William Grizzles, and that Joseph Kelly, gent., do > furnish him with a list of a sufficient number of tithables to open said > road. Each of the foregoing precincts is to be opened 6 feet and dug and > levelled 4 feet." January 4, 1853. COB 12, p. 491. > > Louise Vanover Vore.. > --part1_909060484_boundary-- --part0_909060484_boundary--

<A HREF="http://www.rootsweb.com/~kypike/index.html">Pike County Genealogy </A> http://www.rootsweb.com/~kypike/index.html I hope you will take a minute and go visit this site. If you haven't been here in a while you really are in for a surprise. So much new information has been added and in an easy to access way! Thank you Letha Berry...You have done an outstanding job Sandi Dotson Eblin

Ms. Dillon: It would be interesting to see here your abstract of Meredith Collins' Rev. War Military, Bounty Land and Pension record's file; assuming he drew a pension.. . . or, have you already done this? That he was listed as a "Free White" on the 1810 Floyd Co. Census and as "Free Colored" [most likely meaning "Indian" for this area] in the 1820 Floyd Co. Census is interesting. That almost all the COLLINS, and many of those they intermarried with, as later found in Johnson Co., were noted as "Indian" or "Mulatto" does indicate [from my limited research on the family] that these are all from the same lineage. Jim W. Tackitt, 1830 Johnson Dr., Concord, CA 94520; <jtackitt@jps.net> *************************************************************** Tackett Assn. Website: <http://www.jps.net/jtackitt/index.html> RUCollins2@aol.com wrote: > > Fellow Searchers: > > I haven't posted for a while and decided to share a letter that I had saved > from a cousin, Eula Collins Conley, who was a great researcher. She left > behind a lot of info on our Collins line that gave many of us a head start. > Eula , and my mother, > use to communicate by writting letters back and forth and I have saved a stack > of them. Here is one. If anybody sees anything that rings a bell or might help > me in locating who Meredith's parents were I would really appreciate it. > > Brenda Collins Dillon > #1 > Mrs. Russell W. Conley of > 3660 S.E. Tolman St. > Portland, OR 97202 > 2 Nov 1980 > My great grandparents were Meredith and Polly (Holloway) > Collins, and I am the granddaughter of William Collins and Mary > (Molly) (Hatfield) Collins. > Several of my Collins relatives learned through their parents > that the name had not always been Collins; that Meredith had > deserted during the Revolutionary War and changed his name to > Collins. Meredith did not desert as he is shown in the records on > the Circuit Court of Montgomery County, Virginia. He was under the > command of Capt. James McDaniell. Pike County, Ky. has a monument with the > names of sixteen Revolutionary War soldiers and Meredith's name is on it. > The 1820 census of Floyd County, Kentucky shows Meredith > Collins, his son Bradley and one Valentine Collins as "Free Persons > of Color". I feel sure that Valentine was a brother to Meredith > as they were in Wilkes Co. N.C. at the same time along with one > Vardy Collins who probably was related. Meredith was in Russell > Co. Virginia from 1799 through 1807. Valentine was in Hawkins Co. > Tennessee as early as 1805 or before. his son Joshua was born in > 1805 in Tennessee. Joshua died in Johnson County, Kentucky in > 1854. His parents were shown as Valentine and Dicy Collins. > Valentine was still living in Johnson County in 1843. He was not > shown in the 1850 census. > I have been trying to locate the grave of Meredith Collins who > no doubt had a marker as his grave had been located prior to May 30 1929 > when the monument bearing his name was erected. Also, I am > still trying to find the date and place of his marriage. Meredith > died in 1841 in Pike County, Kentucky. > All of Meredith's descendants had been told that we were > Irish and that either Meredith or his father came from Ireland. > Supposedly they came to fight in the Revolutionary War, but this > information was incorrect as Meredith was born in Virginia in 1760. > I have been greatly disillusioned as to where my Collins > ancestry came from, and now after reading the book "The Melungeons Yesterday > and Today" I'm not sure where they came from and why. My grandfather > William Collins was a Baptist preacher. His brothers were Archibald,John, > Bradley, James, and I believe he had two sisters not yet identified.

Fellow Searchers: I haven't posted for a while and decided to share a letter that I had saved from a cousin, Eula Collins Conley, who was a great researcher. She left behind a lot of info on our Collins line that gave many of us a head start. Eula , and my mother, use to communicate by writting letters back and forth and I have saved a stack of them. Here is one. If anybody sees anything that rings a bell or might help me in locating who Meredith's parents were I would really appreciate it. Brenda Collins Dillon #1 Mrs. Russell W. Conley of 3660 S.E. Tolman St. Portland, OR 97202 2 Nov 1980 My great grandparents were Meredith and Polly (Holloway) Collins, and I am the granddaughter of William Collins and Mary (Molly) (Hatfield) Collins. Several of my Collins relatives learned through their parents that the name had not always been Collins; that Meredith had deserted during the Revolutionary War and changed his name to Collins. Meredith did not desert as he is shown in the records on the Circuit Court of Montgomery County, Virginia. He was under the command of Capt. James McDaniell. Pike County, Ky. has a monument with the names of sixteen Revolutionary War soldiers and Meredith's name is on it. The 1820 census of Floyd County, Kentucky shows Meredith Collins, his son Bradley and one Valentine Collins as "Free Persons of Color". I feel sure that Valentine was a brother to Meredith as they were in Wilkes Co. N.C. at the same time along with one Vardy Collins who probably was related. Meredith was in Russell Co. Virginia from 1799 through 1807. Valentine was in Hawkins Co. Tennessee as early as 1805 or before. his son Joshua was born in 1805 in Tennessee. Joshua died in Johnson County, Kentucky in 1854. His parents were shown as Valentine and Dicy Collins. Valentine was still living in Johnson County in 1843. He was not shown in the 1850 census. I have been trying to locate the grave of Meredith Collins who no doubt had a marker as his grave had been located prior to May 30 1929 when the monument bearing his name was erected. Also, I am still trying to find the date and place of his marriage. Meredith died in 1841 in Pike County, Kentucky. All of Meredith's descendants had been told that we were Irish and that either Meredith or his father came from Ireland. Supposedly they came to fight in the Revolutionary War, but this information was incorrect as Meredith was born in Virginia in 1760. I have been greatly disillusioned as to where my Collins ancestry came from, and now after reading the book "The Melungeons Yesterday and Today" I'm not sure where they came from and why. My grandfather William Collins was a Baptist preacher. His brothers were Archibald,John, Bradley, James, and I believe he had two sisters not yet identified. #2 this is a letter recieved by the co host of my website in which has info in that Eula was seeking from another researcher. Hi Bj !! I have found something we may want to look into !! I rec'd some copies of a few of the William Paul Grohse papers from a friend in Tucson, AZ. One of the pages is a letter to Mr. Grohse from a Mrs. R. W. Conley of Portland Oregon. The letter is dated 1973. Mrs. Conley says that Meridith Collins is her g grandfather. In the letter, she is asking Mr. Grohse about Meridith being in the Rev. War and not being able to locate any record..she says she wrote to the General Services Administration because Meridith was supposed to have applied for a pension and received land grant in Pike County Ky, but there was no record.... Mrs. Conley also states that a Benjamin Collins married Mary Jane Dye in Pike Co, Ky in 1791..and she deduces that "something is wrong with this"...Pike Co. was not created until 1821 !! I would like to find out more about this marriage.. my g grandma was Mary Frances Dye and I am at a dead end on that family also !! I also would like to find out more on this DYE line. Reguards, Brenda Collins Dillon http://members.xoom.com/Appalachian/index.htm

I would like to hear from decendants of Jesse ROBERTS b c1824 Pik, md Hannah STANLEY, Ch: 1. George b 1856 2. Henry b 1851 3. Rebecca b 1855 m James M. HYLTON 4. James b 1856 m Martha ?? 5. Winnie b 1863 m Harrison HYLTON s/o John 6. Cornelius b 1865 m Margaret RUMLEY 7. M. J. b 1870 d 1925 (male)

Am new to the Pike County site and have been researching the Dials/Diles in eastern KY for some time. Does anyone have any information on Col John Dils parentage? Have all sorts of family, cemetery records, etc. on him but can't fit him into the lines in Pike county. Paul Diles Springfield, IL

RUTH JANE DAMRON, b. 2 Dec 1864, married JAMES J. ROBERTS, b. 1860. They had 8 children: MARY C. ROBERTS, b 5/1883, SARAH B., b. 10/1885, JOHN, b. 10/1887, RICHARD, b. 6/1890, HATTLER, b 3/1893, REID, b. 12/1894, SARAH P., b. 2/1897, and EVE G. ROBERTS, b. 1/1900. Looking for any info on these children, as well as information on when Ruth and James Roberts died. I have extensive info on the family of Ruth Damron. Keith

King S. Damron, born in Sept 1888, was son of JOHN C. DAMRON and MAILINDA COMPTON. He married to a woman named Maggie, but I don't know her maiden name. He died in 1944. They had the following children: HARRY DAMRON, b 1908 WILLIAM AUXIER DAMRON, b. 1913 JOHN B. DAMRON, b. 1915 NARA NAYE DAMRON, b. 1916 Looking for additional info on this Damron family. Keith Pervatt

I have that Richard DAMERON had land in Floyd Co, Ky in 1818, was son of Moses DAMERON, Jr, and, therefore, brother to Nancy DAMERON who md James ROBERTS, Sr. Moses Jr was son of Moses DAMERON Sr who had will in (?Grayson Co, VA) and left land to Moses & Lazarus. Moses Jr had Moses md Jennie MULLINS, Lazarus, Richard (father of Abram who md Spicey ROBERTS), Nancy md James ROBERTS, Prob. Capt. John. & others. Rodney D. Veitschegger Wonder what Co. Spurlock and Kentucky were in 1900?

In a message dated 98-10-16 18:51:58 EDT, you write: << Hello, I don't have any photo's. Is the Gristmill the on one that was owned by Daniel Bentley? Shasta >> *********************** Shasta, I don't know if it is the same. The Mill was mentioned in the "Fransis Marion Wilcox's Journel " written in 1897. The journel can be viewed at Jeff Weaver's New River Notes URL <A HREF="http://www.tiac.net/users/mkatzman/jct/journal1.html">Johnson County Genealogy</A> According to discription of location I have the mill was located on the Tug Fork of Big Sandy River below the Toliver place. It was owned and operated by William Collins, son of Meredith Collins. William was born in 1806 Russell County, Va. He married first Mary MULLINS and second Mary Ann HATFIELD. Brenda

I have just added my email address to the Pike County Rootsweb mailing list. This is my first message with the intent of informing those of you that are researching families in Pike County, Kentucky. The primary family that I am researching is the Marrs Family. Samuel W. Marrs and his wife Sarah Owens, settled in Floyd County (later to become Pike County) around 1816. One of the secondary families would be the Rice Spurlock Damron family. Rice Spurlock was the son of Spurlock Damron and Sarah Trout. He married Lucy Ann Picklesimer, April 3, 1872, Lawrence County, Kentucky. Rice Spurlock was born in Pike County, January 21, 1851. After his marriage, he moved back to Pike County where several of his children lived and married. My mother was the daughter of Harvey George Casebolt and Nancy Emeline Johnson. Nancy Emeline Johnson was the daughter of Andrew Jackson Johnson, Sr. and Malinda McCowan. For this reason, I am also researching the Johnson and McCowan families. I have very little information on Andrew Jackson Johnson, Sr. He was born in Wythe County, Virginia but I do not know who his parents were. Malinda McCowan was the daughter of Hugh McCowan and Rebecca Carter. This is a far as I go on this side of my family. I also have the Maynard, Drawdy, Ford, Weddington, May, Patton, Phillips and Owens families that are a part of my ancestry. Of course these are all in addition to my Picklesimer line. I have done an extensive amount of research on this line and have most of the information on them already. My only efforts there are in locating the descendants of Abraham Adam Picklesimer and his wife, Elizabeth Prater. Additionally, I am researching the descendants of David Picklesimer (reported to have been a brother to Abraham Adam) and his wife, Sarah Prater. Elizabeth was the daughter of Thomas Prater and Sarah the daughter of Archibald Prater. This family moved to Floyd County (later Johnson County) around 1809. Looking forward to working with each of you on the Pike County, Kentucky research mailing list. John W. Picklesimer

I would like to share information on the descendants of Cornelius ROBERTS b ca 1745 and killed by Indians while living in Russell Co, VA. His son, James ROBERTS, Sr, md Nancy "Annie" DAMERON and lived on Shelby/Caney Cr. of Pike Co. starting about 1806. His daughter, Elizabeth md Abraham CHILDERS (Rev. War Vet) and lived in Perry Co, KY from about 1810. Oldest son of James, Sr. was a Cornelius who md Nancy STANLEY, and they had son Owen "Odey" who md Delila CAUDILL my grgrandparents. They were closely associated with the Booker MULLINS family and many other families in the county and surrounding counties. Rodney Veitschegger, Bowling Green, KY.

Hello list members, This week end the Appalachian Mountain Families website is comming down for an update. We want to use some real pic scenes of some landmarks pertaining to our research. Meredith Collins lived and owned a farm in Shelby Creek. Does anybody have a picture of that area that you can send me. If not....how about the Tug River because William Collins had a Gristmill on the Tug, close to the Judge Toliver's place. Any help would be appreciated and credit will be given to the submitter. Brenda Collins Dillon