Priscilla, I am glad you caught my mistake. I am glad too that others realize what old eyes can read. :-) S. B. Sisler was on the marriage record for John A. Burch. There is a marriage record for Frederick Burch and Dora Benson and at the top of the page it reads: "Walter Sypolt - see letter of Melissa Sypolt on file". Interesting but I can't explain its meaning. Pat -----Original Message----- From: Priscilla Engeman [mailto:pengeman@charter.net] Sent: Saturday, January 02, 2010 10:10 AM To: Patty125@comcast.net; mdgarret@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [MDGARRET] Burch/Friend Genealogy I was interested in viewing the marriage document of Margaret Casteel and Thomas Burch, so I pulled up the document at the WV Culture site. I'd like to add a correction to what you wrote, Pat. The minister who married them was J. H. Gibson. At least that's what my old eyes read. My ancestor was Nathaniel Casteel's brother Jesse, who married Nancy Teets. Priscilla On Dec 31, 2009, at 11:06 AM, Pat Thompson wrote: > It is just a genealogy long shot but I have in my files: > Nathaniel Casteel 1819-1883 m. Phoebe Wilhelm Seven children and one > was named Margaret (Margareth) Casteel, born about 1850. I am guessing > on the likelihood of her being Thomas Burch's wife as they were > married by S. B. Sisler's at Nathaniel Casteel's (home?) > 11 May > 1871 (source: WV Culture site- marriage record) Thomas Burch was 40 > and Margaret Casteel was 23 when they married.

Pat, The full note at the top of the page indicates that the license was delivered to Walter Sypolt (whether in person or by mail I'm not sure). Melissa was his mother. His wife was Sarah Benson, related to Dora Benson who later married an Uphold. Janice > > Priscilla, I am glad you caught my mistake. I am glad too that others > realize what old eyes can read. :-) > S. B. Sisler was on the marriage record for John A. Burch. > There is a marriage record for Frederick Burch and Dora Benson and at the > top of the page it reads: "Walter Sypolt - see letter of Melissa Sypolt on > file". > Interesting but I can't explain its meaning. > Pat >