i have ashley connections in ashe co.my gg grandfather was dave ashley b.1861.he was the son of larkin ashley b.april 5th.1838 and sarah osborne.dave had a brother john b.1862.if this is your line ,i would appreciate any info you could give me.this is all i have.i do know thet dave married nancy(nan)williams,dau.of larkin williams and susan graybeal ----- Original Message ----- From: Hamill <hamill4@mindspring.com> To: <NCASHE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, January 10, 2001 7:38 AM Subject: [NCASHE] John Ashley Marriage > Hello, > > Does anyone know anything about the following information. I found it > on Ancestry.com. > in the NC Marriages 1842-1900 database. > > > Name of Groom: John Ashley > Groom's Father's Name: > Groom's Mother's Name: > Name of Bride: Cathrin Brown > Bride's Father's Name: > Bride's Mother's Name: > Marriage Date: 16 Jun 1867 > Bond Date: 16 Jun 1867 > Performed By: James P. Ashley, > J. P. > Name of Person Posting Marriage > Bond: > Occupation: D.C. > Witness Name: J. P. Ashley > Original Source Page: 2 > Comment: > Place: Ashe County > > Thank you, > Patricia Fisher Hamill > Searching for a John Ashley who was 83 in the 1910 VA Census, with birth > listed as NC also noted as serving in the Civil as a Confederate. > > >

Caroline, the Woodie cemetery on highway 18 is in Wilkes county near the Ashe-Wilkes county line. There are 19 graves. It is called Woodie, Walter Family cemetery. TWP stands for township. Ashe county is divided up into 19 townships, probably voting districts. I have no idea where Piney Ridge church is located. Ralph > > > > Hi Ralph, > > Not at all, halo firmly in place! > In the following Obituary several places are mentioned, Piney Ridge Church, > and "Woodie cemetery on highway 18 near "The Jumping off place." Right there > at the Ashe/Wilkes line." I must say that I am not at all familiar with these > places, even though I was born and lived in Cherokee Co, NC. What I want to > know is; how close to the Peak area is Piney Ridge Church? Lastly, what does > the TWP stand for in "Peak Creek TWP" > Thanks, > Caroline > > Obituary for Columbus C. Woodie > > Columbus C. Woodie, died on September 26, 1949. > Funeral Wednesday > > Last rites were conducted Wednesday at Piney Ridge church for Columbus C. > Woodie, 74, resident of the Reddies River community who died Monday. Rev. > Wade Houck and Rev. Harrison Miller officiated at the service. Surviving Mr. > Woodie are his wife, Mrs. Effie Woodie; three daughters, Mrs. Stella Ashley > of Wilbar, Mrs. Ada Stanley of Wilksboro route one, Mrs. Minnie Ingram of > Indiana: two brothers and four sisters, May Woodie of Idlewood, Jake Woodie > of Mountain View, Mrs. Dianna Bare Beshears and Mrs. Minnie Mash of Obids, > Mrs. Ellen Ashley of Millers Creek, Mrs. Vira Shepherd of Wilbar.He is buried > at the Woodie cemetery on highway 18 near "The Jumping off place." Right > there at the Ashe/Wilkes line.

Lisa, Do you have any information on a "Rixie Woodie"? He lived at Glendale Springs and married Virginia Worley? Both are dead now but Virginia was my half sister. She was b about 1930 and Rixie b in the late 20's. He was also a half brother to Leonard Miller who also was married to another half sister of mine. I think they are still alive and living in Ashe county near Glendale Springs. I was born and raised near West Jefferson, but left there when I finished high school almost 50 years ago, so I have lost touch with most of the family there, but I would like to find out a little more about Rixie and his family if I could.. Thanks for any help. John

Caroline, Are you researching any surnames in Cherokee County? My Dad was Cherokee County bred, born and raise. Carol Don't let another child be hurt by ignorance, educate yourself about Tourette Syndrome. www.tsa-usa.org ----- Original Message ----- From: <Carolinacf@aol.com> To: <NCASHE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, January 10, 2001 5:30 PM Subject: Re: [NCASHE] Burnt Hill Cem. Ashe, NC : these : places, even though I was born and lived in Cherokee Co, NC. What I want to --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.226 / Virus Database: 108 - Release Date: 1/5/01

Carol, I did some more searching and found two possible references for Susan/Sarah: Sarah Testerman b. 1829 d. 1906 Susan Ann Parsons b. 1 apr 1883 d. 11 apr 1934 W/ John; d/ john & Jane Pow Ralph (trying to win back my halo) Faded Genes wrote: > > I am getting totally desperate. Have been helping or trying to help my > daughter worked on this family for 5 years and have made absolutely no > progress. Am doing this for the grandchildren, or would have already given > up. > My grandchildren's other grandmother was Nina HARRIS, married second to > Zealous LOGGINS. She passed away in 1994 at age 60-63. Her parents were > Nellie Ethel TESTERMAN and John Alexander HARRIS. Nellie had 14 children - > she married very young [I was told about age 14] and died in the 1930s. > HARRIS was much older than she was. Both are buried in the Scott-Blevins > Cemetery in West Jefferson. My daughter went to the cemetery, saw the > headstones and copied the dates. However, in the very messy divorce that > followed, she lost that paper. So one of my problems is I need the dates > from those two headstones. I am not able to travel due to health problems. > Now for the rest of the problem. Nellie's parents were Coller [that is the > way it was pronounced but have no idea of the actual spelling] TESTERMAN and > Sarah/Susan PARSONS. They are buried somewhere in West Jefferson. It was > late when my daughter was there and she was told she would be taken to the > cemetery the next day, but something happened and she didn't make it. I > would just about sell my soul for the information on those two tombstones. > We have looked EVERYWHERE under every spelling for Coller we could imagine > for information on him. Have sat for HOURS in front of the microfilm > reading going on over Ashe county census returns for something that remotely > resembles his name and cannot find it. > As I said, there were 14 of Nellie Ethel TESTERMAN and John Alexander > HARRIS. The ALL as far as I know went by the name HARRIS. However the > daughter of one of the sons [her last name was HARRIS] found her dad's birth > certificate by accident one day and it gave his name as BLEVINS. > > If ANYONE can shed some light on this for me, I will personally nominate you > for sainthood!! > > Carol > Don't let another child be hurt by ignorance, educate yourself about > Tourette Syndrome. > www.tsa-usa.org > > --- > Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. > Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). > Version: 6.0.226 / Virus Database: 108 - Release Date: 1/7/01

Hi caroline, there are a lot of Woodies in Peak Creek TWP! The only reference to a cemetery near Burnt Hill is the Woodie, Talton family cem. on the east side of Woodrow Bare rd., SR-1611, 0.5 miles south of Burnt Hill rd., SR1612 and 0.5 mile north of NC-88. only 2 graves. Susanah Woodie, b. 4 oct 1846 d.18 jan 1909 w/ Talton;d/Wilson & Polly. second grave: Talton Loggins Woodie b. 2 mar 1856 d.21 feb 1920; S/Loggins & Sarah Ketchum There are other Talton Woodies: Talton C. b. 6 sept 1840 d. 1 may 1920 Talton, Rev. b. 6 dec 1815 d. 2 jun 1877 There are 5 cemeteries in Peak Creek TWP where Woodies are buried. Guess I did not earn my halo after all! Ralph Carolinacf@aol.com wrote: > > St.? Ralph, (lol) > > I am looking for the gravesite of Talton Woody/Woodie, died Dec. 7, 1828, was > the son of William Woody...I have information he is interred at Burnt Hill > Cem, near Peek, Ashe Co, NC .....would you check on that...hey, have to try > to keep that halo after all.... > > Thanks, > Carolyn

Hi Carol,nominate me for sainthood! I have found some of your ancestors! Headstone data: John Alexander Harris b. 21 may 1877 d. 6 jan 1958 s/... & Martha ... Nella Ethel Harris b. 28 aug 1906 d. 28 apr 1941 both are buried Ashe county, NC in the Scott-Blevins Family cem. est. 1803 also known as Mt. Pleasant Baptist or Shelter Bapt. Church cem.A large cem. of 651 graves, in Walnut Hill TWP. I found a Coller Testerman b. 189? d. 19?? headstone unreadable. Buried in Ashe county Roberts, James P. family cem. Piney Creek TWP. I have the locations of these cemeteries if you need it. All data came from "Ashe County Cemetery Records" compiled by Russel Hamilton. Ralph Faded Genes wrote: > > I am getting totally desperate. Have been helping or trying to help my > daughter worked on this family for 5 years and have made absolutely no > progress. Am doing this for the grandchildren, or would have already given > up. > My grandchildren's other grandmother was Nina HARRIS, married second to > Zealous LOGGINS. She passed away in 1994 at age 60-63. Her parents were > Nellie Ethel TESTERMAN and John Alexander HARRIS. Nellie had 14 children - > she married very young [I was told about age 14] and died in the 1930s. > HARRIS was much older than she was. Both are buried in the Scott-Blevins > Cemetery in West Jefferson. My daughter went to the cemetery, saw the > headstones and copied the dates. However, in the very messy divorce that > followed, she lost that paper. So one of my problems is I need the dates > from those two headstones. I am not able to travel due to health problems. > Now for the rest of the problem. Nellie's parents were Coller [that is the > way it was pronounced but have no idea of the actual spelling] TESTERMAN and > Sarah/Susan PARSONS. They are buried somewhere in West Jefferson. It was > late when my daughter was there and she was told she would be taken to the > cemetery the next day, but something happened and she didn't make it. I > would just about sell my soul for the information on those two tombstones. > We have looked EVERYWHERE under every spelling for Coller we could imagine > for information on him. Have sat for HOURS in front of the microfilm > reading going on over Ashe county census returns for something that remotely > resembles his name and cannot find it. > As I said, there were 14 of Nellie Ethel TESTERMAN and John Alexander > HARRIS. The ALL as far as I know went by the name HARRIS. However the > daughter of one of the sons [her last name was HARRIS] found her dad's birth > certificate by accident one day and it gave his name as BLEVINS. > > If ANYONE can shed some light on this for me, I will personally nominate you > for sainthood!! > > Carol > Don't let another child be hurt by ignorance, educate yourself about > Tourette Syndrome. > www.tsa-usa.org > > --- > Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. > Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). > Version: 6.0.226 / Virus Database: 108 - Release Date: 1/7/01

Carol, Yes, I am researching the Woody/Woodie line, also the Stover, Self, Garrett, Dockery, Lunsford, Helton and Harkins/Hawkins. Stargell, Thompson, Grizzle, Taylor, and Justice also have a branch on the family tree. I sure there are some others, but have concentrated on the Woody line now for so long. I am sure Tobias Woody (my g-grandfather), b. 1805 in Ashe or Wilkes Co, NC, ties into Talton Woody's line, through his son William, but looking for it in writing! I have never seen Tobias listed with a family on a census, (as a son), or any document. We have this description of a piece of land, so we know he lived near Reddys River in NC. --Ashe County, NC--District no. 43 boundary: Beginning on the point of the ridge north of Larkin Shepherds, running a northwest course to the top of the Rich Nob, then an east course to Tobias Wooddy's thence to the top of the Blue Ridge, thence east along the mountain to the dividing line between Reddy's River and Mulberry, thence south with said ridge to the line of Dist. 44, thence to the beginning.-- I was born in Murphy, but grew up in Andrews and Topton. Caroline

Hi Lisa, Do you know if Talton b. 1756 or so (son of William and Sarah Persel Woody) is buried there? Have you ever seen his grave? Caroline

I am getting totally desperate. Have been helping or trying to help my daughter worked on this family for 5 years and have made absolutely no progress. Am doing this for the grandchildren, or would have already given up. My grandchildren's other grandmother was Nina HARRIS, married second to Zealous LOGGINS. She passed away in 1994 at age 60-63. Her parents were Nellie Ethel TESTERMAN and John Alexander HARRIS. Nellie had 14 children - she married very young [I was told about age 14] and died in the 1930s. HARRIS was much older than she was. Both are buried in the Scott-Blevins Cemetery in West Jefferson. My daughter went to the cemetery, saw the headstones and copied the dates. However, in the very messy divorce that followed, she lost that paper. So one of my problems is I need the dates from those two headstones. I am not able to travel due to health problems. Now for the rest of the problem. Nellie's parents were Coller [that is the way it was pronounced but have no idea of the actual spelling] TESTERMAN and Sarah/Susan PARSONS. They are buried somewhere in West Jefferson. It was late when my daughter was there and she was told she would be taken to the cemetery the next day, but something happened and she didn't make it. I would just about sell my soul for the information on those two tombstones. We have looked EVERYWHERE under every spelling for Coller we could imagine for information on him. Have sat for HOURS in front of the microfilm reading going on over Ashe county census returns for something that remotely resembles his name and cannot find it. As I said, there were 14 of Nellie Ethel TESTERMAN and John Alexander HARRIS. The ALL as far as I know went by the name HARRIS. However the daughter of one of the sons [her last name was HARRIS] found her dad's birth certificate by accident one day and it gave his name as BLEVINS. If ANYONE can shed some light on this for me, I will personally nominate you for sainthood!! Carol Don't let another child be hurt by ignorance, educate yourself about Tourette Syndrome. www.tsa-usa.org --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.226 / Virus Database: 108 - Release Date: 1/7/01

In a message dated 1/10/2001 5:33:35 PM Eastern Standard Time, Carolinacf@aol.com writes: << "Woodie cemetery on highway 18 near "The Jumping off place." Right there at the Ashe/Wilkes line." I must say that I am not at all familiar with these places, >> Caroline, I have been to this Woodie cemetery many times. It is a rough road to drive down and its really easy to miss. Most of my Woodie line is buried there. Walter Woodie and his son Columbus Woodie and several of Columbus's children. Walter was the son of William Woodie, Jr. and Phoebe Abshire. Several of Walter Woodie and Clarinda Owens children are buried there. There are other families as well. Lisa

In a message dated 1/10/01 4:51:14 PM Eastern Standard Time, crlane@erols.com writes: > There are 5 cemeteries in Peak Creek TWP where Woodies are buried. > > Guess I did not earn my halo after all! > Hi Ralph, Not at all, halo firmly in place! In the following Obituary several places are mentioned, Piney Ridge Church, and "Woodie cemetery on highway 18 near "The Jumping off place." Right there at the Ashe/Wilkes line." I must say that I am not at all familiar with these places, even though I was born and lived in Cherokee Co, NC. What I want to know is; how close to the Peak area is Piney Ridge Church? Lastly, what does the TWP stand for in "Peak Creek TWP" Thanks, Caroline Obituary for Columbus C. Woodie Columbus C. Woodie, died on September 26, 1949. Funeral Wednesday Last rites were conducted Wednesday at Piney Ridge church for Columbus C. Woodie, 74, resident of the Reddies River community who died Monday. Rev. Wade Houck and Rev. Harrison Miller officiated at the service. Surviving Mr. Woodie are his wife, Mrs. Effie Woodie; three daughters, Mrs. Stella Ashley of Wilbar, Mrs. Ada Stanley of Wilksboro route one, Mrs. Minnie Ingram of Indiana: two brothers and four sisters, May Woodie of Idlewood, Jake Woodie of Mountain View, Mrs. Dianna Bare Beshears and Mrs. Minnie Mash of Obids, Mrs. Ellen Ashley of Millers Creek, Mrs. Vira Shepherd of Wilbar.He is buried at the Woodie cemetery on highway 18 near "The Jumping off place." Right there at the Ashe/Wilkes line.

St.? Ralph, (lol) I am looking for the gravesite of Talton Woody/Woodie, died Dec. 7, 1828, was the son of William Woody...I have information he is interred at Burnt Hill Cem, near Peek, Ashe Co, NC .....would you check on that...hey, have to try to keep that halo after all.... Thanks, Carolyn

Carolyn, I looked through my Ashe County cemetery books and could not find a Burnt Hill cemetery. Perhaps it has a different name. Do you have any more info? Names of persons buried there? etc. Ralph Carolinacf@aol.com wrote: > > Can someone tell me where Burnt Hill Cem, in Ashe, NC is? Which town or > community is it in or near? Does anyone have specific directions? > Thanks for any help..... > Carolyn

Hello, Does anyone know anything about the following information. I found it on Ancestry.com. in the NC Marriages 1842-1900 database. Name of Groom: John Ashley Groom's Father's Name:   Groom's Mother's Name:   Name of Bride: Cathrin Brown Bride's Father's Name:   Bride's Mother's Name:   Marriage Date: 16 Jun 1867 Bond Date: 16 Jun 1867 Performed By: James P. Ashley, J. P. Name of Person Posting Marriage Bond:   Occupation: D.C. Witness Name: J. P. Ashley Original Source Page: 2 Comment:   Place: Ashe County Thank you, Patricia Fisher Hamill Searching for a John Ashley who was 83 in the 1910 VA Census, with birth listed as NC also noted as serving in the Civil as a Confederate.

Pat or Charles: Thanks for locating that mountain for me. I have it spotted now. All this time I thought it was in Ashe or Wilkes County. Regards, Margie

Peach Bottom Mountain is in Alleghany County. If you follow NC 113 north from NC 18, about half-way to US 221 PBM stretches to the ne toward Sparta MargieBr@aol.com wrote: > Anybody know where Peach Bottom Mountain is? What township is it in? Is it > still rural? What products are grown around there? Who are the large land > owners now? I had a relative who bought land there in the 1790s and just > wondered how things have changed since then. What is the closest town now? > Thanks for any help. Margie Bridges

Can someone tell me where Burnt Hill Cem, in Ashe, NC is? Which town or community is it in or near? Does anyone have specific directions? Thanks for any help..... Carolyn

Anybody know where Peach Bottom Mountain is? What township is it in? Is it still rural? What products are grown around there? Who are the large land owners now? I had a relative who bought land there in the 1790s and just wondered how things have changed since then. What is the closest town now? Thanks for any help. Margie Bridges

I don't know where that HaHaHa thing is coming from, but I never open it. Sue ________________________________________________________________ GET INTERNET ACCESS FROM JUNO! Juno offers FREE or PREMIUM Internet access for less! Join Juno today! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/tagj.