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http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/wv/wv-footsteps/1999/v99-113.txt Source: History of West Virginia, vol. II, by Virgil A. Lewis, 1887 Submitted by: N. L. Kotowski In 1776, the first Assembly of the newly-declared Commonwealth of Virginia met in the old State House at Williamsburg. In October they passed an act dividing the District of West Augusta into three distinct counties--Monongalia, Ohio and Youghiogheny [sic]. The boundaries of Monongalia were thus defined: "All that part of the said district lying to the northward of the county of Augusta, to the westward of the meridian of the fountain of the Potowmack [sic], to the southward of the county of Yohogania [sic] and to the eastward of the county of Ohio, shall be one other distinct county, and shall be called and known by the name of Monongalia." Thus Monongalia was one of the first three counties created in the New Republic. The name was received from the river Monongahela, which in the Indian language signifies "River of caving or crumbling banks. ==

Everyone should look at this list of warrantees. http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/pa/philadelphia/land/warrantees1.txt http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/pa/philadelphia/land/warrantees2.txt I am saving the names below for future study. =;o) Carolyn Bollenbacher, Abram, 100 June 10, 1751. Feyt, Christian, 50 Jan. 11, 1745.

Well, after an extensive Internet Search - it appears to be a Catholic Women s Organization. At eBay, they even had some memorabilia!

I heard it was part of the Masons..Daughters of America Sonny -------Original Message------- From: MDGARRET-L@rootsweb.com Date: Monday, September 22, 2003 6:54:17 PM To: MDGARRET-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [MDGARRET] Garrett County Graves Book In a message dated 9/22/03 1:13:34 PM Eastern Daylight Time, mccroby@hotmail.com writes: > DofA > I think it means Daughters of America....I know nothing more about it,,but might be realted to somemting patrioitic during the First World War.. ==== MDGARRET Mailing List ==== Looking for your Garrett County ancestors? Make sure to visit us on the web at: http://www.rootsweb.com/~mdgarret/index.html .

Nope I thought of that one too - "Daughter of A---" but her father is Francis M McRobie. This is a toughie! -------Original Message------- From: MDGARRET-L@rootsweb.com Date: Monday, September 22, 2003 18:16:30 To: MDGARRET-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [MDGARRET] Garrett County Graves Book Did her father's name begin with letter A? Edie ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bonnie McCroby Wuensche" <mccroby@hotmail.com> To: <MDGARRET-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, September 22, 2003 1:12 PM Subject: [MDGARRET] Garrett County Graves Book > There is a listing for Mae Josephine (McRobie) TRUE, with "DofA" after her > name. Can you tell me what this means? I have seen a picture of this > gravestone, and it is at the top of the marker in large letters above her > name. > > Here is the notation, page 161: > TRUE, Lloyd H, Feb 22, 1871-Nov 15 1916 B/B Mae J 1890-1928 DofA > > > ==== MDGARRET Mailing List ==== > If you need help with this list, make sure to email the list administrator, Carol Hepburn, at chepburn@cox.net. > ==== MDGARRET Mailing List ==== Looking for your Garrett County ancestors? Make sure to visit us on the web at: http://www.rootsweb.com/~mdgarret/index.html

Did her father's name begin with letter A? Edie ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bonnie McCroby Wuensche" <mccroby@hotmail.com> To: <MDGARRET-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, September 22, 2003 1:12 PM Subject: [MDGARRET] Garrett County Graves Book > There is a listing for Mae Josephine (McRobie) TRUE, with "DofA" after her > name. Can you tell me what this means? I have seen a picture of this > gravestone, and it is at the top of the marker in large letters above her > name. > > Here is the notation, page 161: > TRUE, Lloyd H, Feb 22, 1871-Nov 15 1916 B/B Mae J 1890-1928 DofA > > > ==== MDGARRET Mailing List ==== > If you need help with this list, make sure to email the list administrator, Carol Hepburn, at chepburn@cox.net. >

In a message dated 9/22/03 1:13:34 PM Eastern Daylight Time, mccroby@hotmail.com writes: > DofA > I think it means Daughters of America....I know nothing more about it,,but might be realted to somemting patrioitic during the First World War..

Hi Bon, I think that means they belonged to the DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION, Terry

Thanks Terry - I was wondering - that too, but usually it is DAR? Mae Josephine is the daughter of Francis M McCrobie and Huldah Harvey. I haven't seen any McCrobies in the Revolutionary War, but I suppose she might qualify through her mother's line. I really know nothing about the DAR, so I am no help. -------Original Message------- From: MDGARRET-L@rootsweb.com Date: Monday, September 22, 2003 12:17:19 To: MDGARRET-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [MDGARRET] Garrett County Graves Book Hi Bon, I think that means they belonged to the DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION Terry ==== MDGARRET Mailing List ==== Looking for your Garrett County ancestors? Make sure to visit us on the web at: http://www.rootsweb.com/~mdgarret/index.html

There is a listing for Mae Josephine (McRobie) TRUE, with "DofA" after her name. Can you tell me what this means? I have seen a picture of this gravestone, and it is at the top of the marker in large letters above her name. Here is the notation, page 161: TRUE, Lloyd H, Feb 22, 1871-Nov 15 1916 B/B Mae J 1890-1928 DofA

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Obit of Charles Henry Haskell from The Republican, Thursday, October 21, 1943 Charles Henry Haskell Charles Henry Haskell, aged 79, died at his home at Sunnyside yesterday afternoon, October 20. He had been troubled with a heart ailment for a number of years. He was born, April 29, 1864, a son of the late Henry and Lizzie Haskell. Surviving are his wife, Letitia Haskell, two daughters, Mrs. Carrie Paugh, Mt. Lake Park; Mrs. Gertrude Ridgeley, Fairmont, W. Va.; 10 grandchildren and 4 great grandchildren; two sisters, Mrs. Julia Hill, Tunnelton, W. Va.; Mrs. Rose Skally, of Maryland; one brother, Hiram Haskell, Luke. Funeral services will be conducted Saturday morning at 10 o'clock from the Deep Creek Baptist church with Rev. C. W. Fraker, of McHenry, officiating, assisted by Rev. Taylor, of Swallow Falls. Interment will be in the Thayerville cemetery. (Posted by Art Grady - Great grandson of Charles Haskell's sister Rebecca) Don Kifer <dkifer@ncweb.com> wrote: Bonnie----- Murry Edward Paugh, is my Uncle, Carrie Mae Haskel b. Aug. 05, 1891, d. Nov. 09, 1954 bu. at Deep Creek Cem. dau. of Charles Henry Haskel & Elizabeth Wolfe, no info on Haskel family. Carrie b. Sines, Garrett, Md. d. Oakland, Garrett, Md. I have no info about the Shaffer. Don Kifer Paugh, White, Kifer, Tate & Bryant ----- Original Message ----- From: Bonnie McCroby Wuensche To: Sent: Thursday, September 18, 2003 2:47 PM Subject: Re: [MDGARRET] WOLFE - RUSSEL - HASKELL > RE: CHARLES > I wonder if it could be that Charles, son of Henry Haskell and Elizabeth > Shaffer? I don't have a name for his wife, but they have a daughter named > Carrie who is born 5 Aug 1891. Carrie is married to Murray Edward Paugh. > > This has been such a hard family, Pat. I wonder if there is a birth record > for Carrie that would give her mother's name. I think I will go look on the > 1900 census, and see if she is listed. > > -------Original Message------- > > I found the marriages (listed below) in the records of Garrett County, > Maryland. Can anyone help identify these people? > Thanks, Pat-T > > Annie Agnes HASKELL, 20, of Garrett County married 1890, Samuel P. WOLFE, 22 > of Garrett County, both single at time of marriage. > > Charles H. HASKELL, 22, of Garrett, single married May 27, 1888, Elizabeth E > WOLFE, 22, of Garrett, single. > > Harmon HASKELL, 24, of Tucker Co., WV, single, married July 25, 1893, Maggie > RUSSELL, 22, Mineral Co. WV, single > > > ==== MDGARRET Mailing List ==== > If you need help with this list, make sure to email the list administrator, Carol Hepburn, at chepburn@cox.net. > ==== MDGARRET Mailing List ==== Looking for your Garrett County ancestors? Make sure to visit us on the web at: http://www.rootsweb.com/~mdgarret/index.html --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! SiteBuilder - Free, easy-to-use web site design software

I think that Louise Leatherman was the wife of my grandmother's brother Charles Leatherman. The All Leatherman Kin Book lists her as Dorothy Louise Kelley from Westernport, but this Louise is Louise K. Kelly. Does anyone have info on this family and who the parents of this Charles Leatherman were? Thanks, Chuck Piedmont Herald, Thursday, July 8, 1965 Funeral services for Mrs. Luella Newcomb, 61, of 221 Spruce Street, Westernport, who died Tuesday night shortly after being admitted to Potomac Valley Hospital, Keyser, will be conducted tomorrow, Friday, at 2 p.m. at the Boal Funeral Home, Westernport. The Rev. Wayne Jordan, pastor of the Evangelical United Brethren Church, will officiate at the services. Burial will take place in Philos Cemetery, Westernport. A native and lifelong resident of Westernport, Mrs. Newcomb was a daughter of the late John and Elizabeth (Wilson) Kelley. She was a member of Victory Unit 155, American Legion Auxiliary. Survivors include her husband Ray Newcomb; two sons, John and Louis Newcomb, both of Westernport, and Mrs. Robert Mullan, of McMullen Highway. Also surviving are two brothers, John Kelley, of Westernport and Louis Kelley, of Like; two sisters, Mrs. Hubert Worgan, of Luke, and Mrs. Louise Leatherman, of Westernport, and 12 grandchildren.

Piedmont Herald, Thursday, April 18, 1963 Alfredo Angel Diaz, 78, 409 Pratt Street, Luke, died last night in Potomac Valley Hospital, Keyser, shortly after being admitted. He had been in ill health for some time. Born in Asturias, Spain, Mr. Diaz was a son of the late Joseph and Maria (Botamino) Diaz. He had resided in Luke 51 years and was retired as a bleach maker at the Luke Mill of West Virginia Pulp and Paper in 1949. His wife, Mrs. Josephine (Alvarez) Diaz, whom he married in Spain in 1910, died last year. Mr. Diaz was a member of St. Peter's Catholic Church and of Luke Local 676, UPP AFL-CIO. Survivors include a daughter, Mrs. Maria Elena Mazzone, of Luke, four sons, Alvelino, Louis, Joseph, and Manuel Diaz, all of Luke. Also surviving are five brothers, Anthony Diaz, somewhere in the United States; Felix Diaz, of Mexico; Benigno Diaz, of Argentina, and Avelino and Celestino Diaz, both of Spain; four sisters, Mrs. Elisa Perez, of Massachusetts; Mercedes, Pilar and Victoria Diaz all of Spain, and nine grandchildren. The body is at the Boal Funeral Home, Westernport, where the family will receive friends tonight, Thursday, from 7 until 9 o'clock and tomorrow from 2 until 4 and 7 unit 9 p.m. Arrangements for funeral services for Saturday are incomplete.

Piedmont Herald, Wednesday, Oct. 1, 1969 Services for Lornza C. Lambert, 87, of 253 Main Street extended, Westernport, who died Saturday in Memorial Hospital, Cumberland, where he had been a patient five days, were conducted Monday at 1 p.m. at the Boal funeral Home, Westernport. Rev. Robert Strickler, pastor of the Church of the Brethren, Westernport, officiated. Interment was in Philos Cemetery, Westernport. Pallbearers were Sanford Welton, William Hanna, Frank Welsh, Lacy Tinsley, Eugene Paxton, Gary Huffman, Gary Cheshire and Paul Barclay. Born in Augusta, W. Va., Mr. Lambert was the son of the late Benjamin S. and Gracie (Lambert) Lambert. He was a retired farmer and former commissioner of the Town of Westernport. A member of the church of the Brethren, he was a former trustee of the church. Twice married, he was preceded in death by his first wife, Nellie (Murphy) Lambert. Surviving are his second wife, Irene (Paugh) Lambert; three sons Calvin Lambert, Piedmont, and Lester and Roy Lambert, both of Westernport; three daughters, Mrs. Pearl Tinsley, Westernport; Mrs. Viola Coddongton, LaVale, and Mrs. Ellsworth Boal, Westernport; one stepdaughter, Mrs. Carl Hoffman, Cumberland; 12 grandchildren and 23 great-grandchildren.

Piedmont Herald, Wednesday, Jan. 29, 1969 Mrs. Helena Sarah Robertson, Barton, 89, died Monday at her home in Barton. A daughter of the late Thomas P. and Sarah Ann (Morris) Lyons, she was the widow of John S. Robertson. She is also a native of Barton, and a member of the Barton United Methodist Church there. Surviving are two daughter, Mrs. Althea Lashbaugh, Barton, and Mrs. Ruth Smith, Beryl; two sons, William G. Robertson, Lonaconing, and Harold J. Robertson, Piedmont; nine grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren. The body is at the Boal Memorial Chapel in Barton, where friends will be received from 2 until 4 and 7 until 9 p.m. Funeral services will be conducted there tomorrow, Thursday at 1 p.m. by the Rev. John Magargee. Interment will be in Laurel Hill Cemetery, Moscow Mills.

Piedmont Herald, Wednesday, Feb. 19, 1969 Mrs. Mary V. Shrout, 72, 0f 439 Walnut Street, Westernport, died yesterday at Potomac Valley Hospital, Keyser. Born at Bethel, Md., Mrs. Shrout was a daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Paugh. She was a member of the Assembly of God Church, Westernport. Surviving are her husband, George Shrout; three daughters, Mrs. Agnes Ahern, Mrs. Lillian Dawson and Mrs. Freda Elliott, all of Westernport; two brothers, Clyde Paugh, Miami, Fla., and Charles Paugh, Westernport; two sisters; Mrs. H. C. Brugh, Jacksonville, Fla.and Mrs. L. C. Lambert, Cumberland; two grandsons and two great-granddaughter. Friends will be received at the Boal Funeral Home, Westernport, today, Wednesday, from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. The body will be taken to the Assembly of God Church Thursday at 10:30 a.m. were a service will be conducted at 2 p.m. with Rev. Joseph Smith, pastor, officiating. Interment will be in Philos Cemetery, Westernport.

Piedmont Herald, Wednesday, Feb. 19,1969 Mrs. Ada Laffey Sapiro, wife of Mose Sapiro, died this morning at her home, 225 Maryland Avenue, Westernport. She had been in ill health for some time but suffered an apparent heart attack yesterday. A daughter of the late James P. and Bridget Keedy Laffey, she was a native of Frankville west of Bloomington, but had spent most of her life in the Tri-Towns. She was a member of St. Peter's Catholic Church. Twice married, Mrs. Sapiro was preceded in death by her first husband, Attorney Bernard Welsh. She is survived by a daughter, Miss Rita Welch, at home; two sisters, Mrs. S. J. Burkhart, Fairmont; and Mrs. Frank Healy, Piedmont; one brother, Paul Laffey, Piedmont. Requiem Mass will be celebrated Saturday at 9:30 a.m. at St. Peter's Catholic Church. The body is at the Boal Funeral Home, were relatives and friends will be received 3 to 9 p.m. tomorrow and from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Saturday.