I think there are a few more. As soon as I get my Shain book back from one of my friends on Wed. I'll let you know. Lisa Davis lisadavis7@juno.com On Sat, 12 Jan 2002 20:20:36 EST NFBEESON@aol.com writes: > Hello; > Read your messages with great interest. I am not directly related > by the > Shains; but have relatives that married into Williard Pascal Shain > family. > Here is what I was given by a descendant while in Missouri about a > year ago > (I grew up in Harrison County, as well): > Children of Williard and Martha (m. 24 Dec 1885-Harrison Co) > ..Thomas Leonard SHAIN: m Cordella Jane HARROLD (related to > Cordella) > ..Gordon SHAIN; M. Verona _________ > ..Mary Ethel SHAIN; m Waitman SUMMERS > ..Dora SHAIN (no further info) > ..Ruby SHAIN (no further info until now :>) > ..Zella SHAIN; M. Alfred Ellis BEESON (related to Ellis) > > Any corrections or additions much appreciated. TIA. > Nina Beeson > ******************************** > In a message dated 1/12/02 7:08:32 AM Mountain Standard Time, > slsmith@grm.net > writes: > > << Subj: My Shains (was Re: [MOHARRIS-L] Hobbs family in Grundy > Co and > Harrison Co, MO) > Date: 1/12/02 7:08:32 AM Mountain Standard Time > From: slsmith@grm.net (Stacy Smith) > Reply-to: MOHARRIS-L@rootsweb.com > To: MOHARRIS-L@rootsweb.com > > Hi Lisa. In a "nut shell", my Shains start with John Shain b. abt. > 1780 > near the mouth of the Kanawha River. He died 4 Sept 1846 in > Kentucky. He > married Mary Turpin, and they had 8 children: William b. 1803 , > Nancy b. > 1809, Edward b.1800 Catharine, Blanche Ann b. 1812 d. 5 Nov. 1884, > Elizabeth > b. 1820?, Emeline b. 1815 d. after 1860., and Thomas R. b. 15 June > 1819 d. > Dec. 20, 1892. (Thomas R. Shain was the man that Shain Creek was > named > after.) > > Thomas married Synthia Ann Bridges (b. 16, June 1823 Illinois) > Both are > buried at Cedar Hill Cemetery in Blythedale, Missouri. They had > Willard > Pascal Shain Dec. 22, 1858. Willard married Martha Palmer, and > Feb. 25, > 1902 they had Ruby Myrtle Shain. In 1917, Ruby married Amos > Gillespie (son > of James and Mary {Polley} Gillespie). Ruby and Amos were my > husbands great > grandparents. > Does any of this sound familiar? > I have heard that the parents of John Shain (b. abt. 1780 near the > mouth of > the Kanawha River) were Edward and Mary {_?_} Shain/Shane. > Stacy > ----- Origin >> > > > ==== MOHARRIS Mailing List ==== > List mail archives can be accessed at: > http://archiver.rootsweb.com/ > or at: > http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl > >