Hello Jonah, My grandmother's name was Nevora Porter. She was born either 04 Jul 1872 or 04 Jul 1873. Her mother's name was Mary, b. abt. 1844, maiden name unknown. Father's name is listed on Nevora's death records as "John (?) Porter", the question mark being nearer to the first name....mother's maiden name not listed. In the 1910 & 1920 census she answered KY KY KY for the birthplaces of she and both her parents. The marriage record of my grandparents (1890) lists her birthplace as KY and states that her mother was present, although, unnamed. After Nevora's mother left Charleston WV (where they were living in 1880 with the mother listed as a widow) or re-married or died, Nevora stayed with a family named "Bonham" in Charleston who also claimed to be from KY in the census records (she is found living in their house in the City Directories listed as a nurse at age 17). There also appears to have been some association with a black family named Saunders, as there were several of these named males living in the house with Nevora and her mother in 1880; but, they claimed to be from VA. They were listed as boarders; but, what makes me think there truly was some connection, even though Nevora and her mother were white, is that years later Nevora also stayed in the same house with one Richard Saunders, who was one of these males. All this was either before she married my grandfather, Benjamin Whittaker, in 1890, or during what may have been a separation between them between 1890 and 1897, when their first child was born. I have searched the McCoys (genealogy) of Pike County and found that there definitely was a Porter connection there. A female Scott (can't remember the first name right now) who was an early McCoy descendant, married a John Porter; but, due to the problems with the birth records, cannot find out if my Nevora is connected to these people in a normal way. I have tried everything I could possibly think of and let it rest for about a year; but, am now ready to start digging again. Thanks so much for your kind answer. I am now thinking of just starting with the suspected KY counties and checking the deaths for any male Porter who died between 1872 and 1880 who may have been married to a "Mary". I could just buy a microfilm, one at a time, and go to it. At least I'd be doing something. Last year, I checked all of WV for Mr. Porter's death (also for Mary's death or re-marriage) and came up empty. I even checked the court records; but, these people were very quiet and unassuming and do not appear in the court records at all. All cemeteries have also been checked in WV. I even paid someone to go to the KY State Archives and go through the births; but, I can see now why that was fruitless. Dee ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jonah May" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, October 19, 2010 5:40 AM Subject: Re: [KYPIKE] To Chevman They are, 'Kentucky Birth, Marriage and Death Databases' and were bought from the "Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives' in Frankfort, Ky. - website - http://www.kdla.net is listed on back of disk. I don't know if they are still available or not, we have had these for several years. They are only from 1911 to 1999. I live in Pike County and have a lot of Pike County records, what was your grandmothers name and I will look through what I have to see if I can find her. Jonah ----- Original Message ---- From: Dee D'Errico <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Mon, October 18, 2010 9:07:54 AM Subject: Re: [KYPIKE] To Chevman I have a question regarding this answer about the KY birth records. What is the title of the CD referred to below; and, is it still available for sale somewhere? If so, where? I, too, have a little collection of KY records; but, nothing whatsoever on births. This is the most interesting thing to me because I am looking for the place in KY where my Grandmother was born on 04 Jul 1872 or 1873. I am thinking it might be the Pike County area. Dee D'Errico ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, October 15, 2010 5:25 PM Subject: [KYPIKE] To Chevman >A friend of mine looked up the information for you and this is what he > found: > You can email him, privately, at [email protected]_ > (mailto:[email protected]) . > > > > > > In 1912 only a small portion of the births were registered. I checked my > CD on Kentucky births and she wasn't in there. I checked by child's name > and > also by mother's name but no luck. I also checked in the delayed birth > records for Kentucky but nothing there either. I checked all records for > Cammie Reynolds or Laura Reynolds but still nothing. Birth certificates > for > Kentucky aren't available online....only the birth record which would have > given the child's name, mother's name, date of birth, Volume #, > certificate # > and county of birth. Sorry.....Bill > > > > > > I did find a death certificate for Cammie Laura Reynolds in North Carolina > in 1926 (born 1898). This would have been the mother of the girl he is > looking for- since her father's name was Davis and her husband was > Charles P. > Reynolds. > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Hi Dee,  Sorry I have not been able to help with this, I don't have records that cover the Charleston, Wv. area.  Good luck in your searches, don't give up. Jonah   ----- Original Message ---- From: Dee D'Errico <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Tue, October 19, 2010 10:21:04 AM Subject: Re: [KYPIKE] To Chevman Hello Jonah, My grandmother's name was Nevora Porter.  She was born either 04 Jul 1872 or 04 Jul 1873.  Her mother's name was Mary, b. abt. 1844, maiden name unknown. Father's name is listed on Nevora's death records as "John (?) Porter", the question mark being nearer to the first name....mother's maiden name not listed.  In the 1910 & 1920 census she answered KY KY KY for the birthplaces of she and both her parents.  The marriage record of my grandparents (1890) lists her birthplace as KY and states that her mother was present, although, unnamed. After Nevora's mother left Charleston WV (where they were living in 1880 with the mother listed as a widow) or re-married or died, Nevora stayed with a family named "Bonham" in Charleston who also claimed to be from KY in the census records (she is found living in their house in the City Directories listed as a nurse at age 17).  There also appears to have been some association with a black family named Saunders, as there were several of these named males living in the house with Nevora and her mother in 1880; but, they claimed to be from VA.  They were listed as boarders; but, what makes me think there truly was some connection, even though Nevora and her mother were white, is that years later Nevora also stayed in the same house with one Richard Saunders, who was one of these males.  All this was either before she married my grandfather, Benjamin Whittaker, in 1890, or during what may have been a separation between them between 1890 and 1897, when their first child was born. I have searched the McCoys (genealogy) of Pike County and found that there definitely was a Porter connection there.  A female Scott (can't remember the first name right now) who was an early McCoy descendant, married a John Porter; but, due to the problems with the birth records, cannot find out if my Nevora is connected to these people in a normal way.  I have tried everything I could possibly think of and let it rest for about a year; but, am now ready to start digging again. Thanks so much for your kind answer.  I am now thinking of just starting with the suspected KY counties and checking the deaths for any male Porter who died between 1872 and 1880 who may have been married to a "Mary".  I could just buy a microfilm, one at a time, and go to it.  At least I'd be doing something. Last year, I checked all of WV for Mr. Porter's death (also for Mary's death or re-marriage) and came up empty.  I even checked the court records; but, these people were very quiet and unassuming and do not appear in the court records at all.  All cemeteries have also been checked in WV. I even paid someone to go to the KY State Archives and go through the births; but, I can see now why that was fruitless. Dee ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jonah May" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, October 19, 2010 5:40 AM Subject: Re: [KYPIKE] To Chevman They are, 'Kentucky Birth, Marriage and Death Databases' and were bought from the "Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives' in Frankfort, Ky. - website - http://www.kdla.net is listed on back of disk. I don't know if they are still available or not, we have had these for several years. They are only from 1911 to 1999. I live in Pike County and have a lot of Pike County records, what was your grandmothers name and I will look through what I have to see if I can find her. Jonah ----- Original Message ---- From: Dee D'Errico <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Mon, October 18, 2010 9:07:54 AM Subject: Re: [KYPIKE] To Chevman I have a question regarding this answer about the KY birth records. What is the title of the CD referred to below; and, is it still available for sale somewhere? If so, where? I, too, have a little collection of KY records; but, nothing whatsoever on births. This is the most interesting thing to me because I am looking for the place in KY where my Grandmother was born on 04 Jul 1872 or 1873. I am thinking it might be the Pike County area. Dee D'Errico ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, October 15, 2010 5:25 PM Subject: [KYPIKE] To Chevman >A friend of mine looked up the information for you and this is what he > found: > You can email him, privately, at [email protected]_ > (mailto:[email protected]) . > > > > > > In 1912 only a small portion of the births were registered. I checked my > CD on Kentucky births and she wasn't in there. I checked by child's name > and > also by mother's name but no luck. I also checked in the delayed birth > records for Kentucky but nothing there either. I checked all records for > Cammie Reynolds or Laura Reynolds but still nothing. Birth certificates > for > Kentucky aren't available online....only the birth record which would have > given the child's name, mother's name, date of birth, Volume #, > certificate # > and county of birth. Sorry.....Bill > > > > > > I did find a death certificate for Cammie Laura Reynolds in North Carolina > in 1926 (born 1898). This would have been the mother of the girl he is > looking for- since her father's name was Davis and her husband was > Charles P. > Reynolds. > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Does anyone know what newspapers were in circulation in the Pikeville area in the mid 1920s? Was curious to see if there was a notice written for my g-grandmother who died in McAndrews in 1926.