Posted on: Avery Co. NC Query Forum Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/NC/Avery/402 Surname: Owens, Trivett ------------------------- My grandfather was William Thomas Owens born in 1890-91. He married my grandmother, Rosa Ella Trivett in 1924. She was his second wife. His parents were possibly named Elijah Owen and Louisa Phillips. This is all the info I have on the Owens surname. Can anyone please take me back another generation or two? Please!! Any help would be greatly appreciated. They lived all of their married life in Avery Co. until they died. Grandpa died in AUG 1978.

Posted on: Avery Co. NC Query Forum Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/NC/Avery/401 Surname: Smith ------------------------- I am looking for information regarding Richard P. and Eliza J. Smith of Avery/Watauga counties. In particular I am looking for the date of death and place of burial for Eliza. I am fairly certain she died between 1910-1920. I am also seeking information regarding her parents, Washington and Mary Polly Smith. Eliza and Richard were married in Rockingham county, NC in 1868 but I can find no trace of her parents.I would appreciate any help as this has been a major stumbling block.

Posted on: Avery Co. NC Query Forum Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/NC/Avery/400 Surname: Buchanan, Vance ------------------------- Searching for any descendants of Arthur Buchanan(1776) who married Temperance Vance (1885) 1803 in Carter County, TN. They settled in what today is either Mitchell County or Avery County. They had at least ten children: Mary (1804), James S. (1805), John V. (1806), William T. (1809), Arthur (1813), Joseph Leonard (1814), George W. (1818), Nancy (1819), David (1820), and Alexander (1825). My g g grandfather, George W. and three of his brothers, James S., John V., and William T., moved to what was then Russell County, VA ca 1840. William T. moved back to NC after a short while. Appreciate any help.

Brinny Lusk: Greetings! There were two Lusks' from the Valle Crucis area that served in the Civil War. Elkana Lusk who served in Company I, 58th North Carolina Troops, and John C. Lusk who served in Company E, 37th North Carolina Troops. I have more information on these if you need it. Your servant, Michael C. Hardy Boone, NC Researching 37th North Carolina Troops http://www.geocities.com/nc37th/ 58th North Carolina Troops http://www.geocities.com/nc_58th/ Watauga County, NC http://www.geocities.com/cw_watauga/ ----Original Message Follows---- From: brinny lusk <lusky@hci.net> Reply-To: NCAVERY-L@rootsweb.com To: NCAVERY-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [NCAVERY] lusk family Date: Wed, 27 Sep 2000 18:38:14 -0700 Posted on: Avery Co. NC Query Forum Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/NC/Avery/399 Surname: Lusk ------------------------- I could not start my family tree. I tried to use Lusk net and etc. No luck. I know my daddy was from Avery County. I always went to see Jencie Lusk Wise, grandmother every summer between Newland, NC and Spruce Pine NC on 19 E while I grew up. His siblings were Carl Lusk, Carolee Lusk Gunter, Lena Lusk Johnson, Nellie Lusk Young and Buddy Wise. Can you please help me out. Thank you so much. Researching 37th North Carolina Troops http://www.geocities.com/nc37th/ Branch-Lane Brigade http://www.geocities.com/branch_lane/ Watauga County, NC http://www.geocities.com/cw_watauga/ _________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com. Share information about yourself, create your own public profile at http://profiles.msn.com.

Dear Friend and Family I am currently working on a project with a neurologist. We will probably start working with a physician from a research facility sometime in the near future There are some medical conditions that are hereditary in the Messer lineage and the neurologist has found a new gene that has never before been found for two of these conditions in the Messer family. I am working on the genealogy part of the research with him and will continue with the physician from Duke. I am trying to help them identify persons who are living in the Messer lineage who have the symptoms and persons who are deceased who were diagnosed with either of the conditions [as well as those who most likely were afflicted with the conditions that were not diagnosed]. I am asking everyone in the Messer family that will participate to give me a medical genealogy [known medical conditions and observations of possible conditions] for both living and deceased family as far back as possible. The conditions are Charcot - Marie - Tooth Syndrome {CMT} and Trigeminal neuralgia {TN}. There have been many studies of these conditions over the years with different groups {families]. A group of Messer families participated in a study in 1975 and I have found that a large group of the family members of the participants in that study are afflicted with one or both of the conditions. The neurologist that I am in contact with has isolated a rare {never before found in any group that has been tested} and is needing help in getting the family medical information that is so vital to further the research of these conditions. CMT wasn't recognized as a distinct entity until 1886 when Charcot and Marie, and Tooth independently, published their papers; so any references before about 1900 in the family records would be to funny feet, peculiar walking, or "the family curse." I have a more detailed description if anyone would like to receive it. “The trigeminal nerve is the fifth cranial nerve; if you sawed the face off, from the top of the head to the angle of the jaws just ahead of the ears, that's the territory of the nerve; it has a scalp-forehead eye branch, a cheek and a lower jaw division on each side. Typical TN involves either the second or third divisions, the first less rarely, and multiple or bilateral areas very rarely. The typical neuralgia is a single blast of enormous pain, recurring every few seconds or minutes for a while; stopping; and starting up again. Typically, bouts last days or weeks at first, disappear for a while, then come back. Almost every patient has trigger points where a touch, shaving, putting on makeup, touching the gum with the tongue etc. will be likely to induce a burst of pain during an attack. The typical patient has the disease in isolation; about 5% of patients have a family history. Very rare families have been reported in which TN occurs along with CMT. TN can be accompanied by twitching, twisting or other facial movements called hemifacial spasm; or by other neuralgias. This is considered to be one of the most painful conditions known to man, so it would be had to overlook.” If anyone has already been diagnosed and is seeing a physician and would be willing to talk to this physician and / or have their medical records relating to these conditions to him, please contact me and I will give you the address. With the data that he has already shared with me [with the patients consent, of course], I have been able to determine that these conditions are quite prevalent in two of Christian Messer's children's direct lines. Most likely when I have contacted others and gotten more information, we will find it in the rest of the lineage. I currently have three Messer families in my database that I, nor the members of these families, have been able to connect to Captain Robert Messer and his descendants who settled in Haywood County, NC in the later part of the 1700's. I am asking those who are connected to these other lines to please look into your lineage, both past and present and see if there are any of these conditions and share your medical lineage with me. I realize that this research will most likely not help most of the persons who are living with these conditions today, but hopefully it will help our future generations. The neurologist that has discovered this new gene will be at the Messer Family Reunion on October 7, 2000 at Panther Creek Baptist Church in Haywood County, NC. Everyone who has an interest is welcome to attend. Any and all help will be appreciated and your confidence will be upheld. Regards Brenda Messer 828-433-7003 windsong@compasonline.net Messerville Mayor Home Page http://members.fortunecity.com/messervillemayor/ Messerville Gazette Pages http://www.fortunecity.com/millennium/ironbridge/1170

Posted on: Avery Co. NC Query Forum Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/NC/Avery/399 Surname: Lusk ------------------------- I could not start my family tree. I tried to use Lusk net and etc. No luck. I know my daddy was from Avery County. I always went to see Jencie Lusk Wise, grandmother every summer between Newland, NC and Spruce Pine NC on 19 E while I grew up. His siblings were Carl Lusk, Carolee Lusk Gunter, Lena Lusk Johnson, Nellie Lusk Young and Buddy Wise. Can you please help me out. Thank you so much.

Michael: he was supposed to have been a fifer in the Civil War. Audrey ----- Original Message ----- From: "Michael C. Hardy" <mchardy@hotmail.com> To: <NCAVERY-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, September 22, 2000 10:33 AM Subject: Re: [NCAVERY] Civil War Veterans > Audrey: > The only two of the seven brothers I have are: Joseph L., and Jackson V. I > will do some more looking to see if I can find a Byard Henry Benfield. > > Your servant, > Michael > >

Posted on: Avery Co. NC Query Forum Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/NC/Avery/398 Surname: Isaacs, Robbins ------------------------- I do have a source for the first name of Richard Isaacs, I's spouse. A desc. of Richard's first son Elijah b June 07, 1785 in Randolph Co., N C found information in the Carroll County Museum. It was a family history written by: Andrew J. Isaacs, Oct. 18, 1909. He is the Grandson of Elijah. It says; Elijah Isaacs son of Richard and Elenor Isaacs was born in Randolph Co., NC, June 07, 1785. It also lists the spouse and children of Elijah and first daughter was named Elenor, obviously after Elijah's mother. This gives us at least two or more sources confirming that Elijah is the son of our Richard Isaacs b c1765. The other sources are the land documents of Ashe County, NC where Elijah lived until he moved to Carroll Co., IN about 1829. He was also on the 1810 Ashe Co., NC Census. His spouse according to the family history was Sarah "Sally" Massagee d/o Lemuel Massagee. Their marriage date was March 13, 1806. Children were: 1. Elenor Isaacs the first born to Elijah and Sally Isaacs was born June 27, 1807. 2. Nancy Isaacs b Oct. 27, 1808 3. Dorcas Isaacs b September 5, 1810 4. Rebecca Isaacs b May 29, 1812 5. Absalem Isaacs b April 1, 1814 6. Huldah Isaacs b March 16, 1816 7. Massy Isaacs b Nov. 18, 1818 Andrew also gives information for the spouse of Massey as Nathan Farmer and their children. Elijah and Sally Isaacs are buried in the Burrows Cem. in Liberty Twp. Carroll Co., IN. Now,as for the information from A History of Watauga County, NC by John Preston Arthur stating that Richard married a Miss Robbins of Randolph Co., NC. I suspect that this is true but have not been able to find the correct Robbins family. There is the line of Isaac Robbins and Ann Bryant d/o the Col. John Bryant who was killed by Col. Fanning in Randolph Co. in 1782. Richard was stated as living in the household of Col. Bryant when he was killed. Too, this Robbins family has an Emsley Robbins b 1802 (I believe from memory.) My GG-Grandfather was named Emsley Isaacs, Sr., and I have tried to trace the origin of this given name. I have found none previous to his in the Isaacs family, however, it is a common given name among many Randolph County residents around that time period. Robbins being one of these families. It would be great if we could confirm that Elenor is a Robbins. I might mention too that the name Nellie is a common nickname for Elenor and is found in our Isaacs line of Watauga and Avery Counties. Janice

Posted on: Avery Co. NC Query Forum Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/NC/Avery/397 Surname: Isaacs, Robbins ------------------------- A HISTORY OF WATAUGA COUNTY, NC, by John Preston Arthur, states that Richard m a Miss Robbins of Randolph County, NC. Do you have a source for her first name?

Posted on: Avery Co. NC Query Forum Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/NC/Avery/396 Surname: Holtsclaw, Isaacs, Hicks ------------------------- Thank you Janice, I was born in the Chestnut Dale Community on Squirrel Creek Rd, in Avery Co. My grand uncle Richard Isaacs is as far back as I have been able Go. Maybe Richard was a brother to one of your Isaacs. The Holtsclaw, Isaacs and Hicks were about the same age, b. within 10 yrs of each other app. 1870-1880. If you have more info to send, please do. Mean while I will round up all the Isaacs Family, with as many dates as possible. By the way I left AVERY Co, in 1953 at the age of 17. Red

Posted on: Avery Co. NC Query Forum Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/NC/Avery/395 Surname: Isaacs, Holtsclaw ------------------------- Hi Red, My father was born in Newland, Avery Co., NC and his Isaacs line is of the Watauga Co., NC Isaacs. I have quite a lot of research on this family and would be happy to share with you. I have a little on the Holtsclaws but not a lot. My Grandmother's sister "Dolly" Ashley m into the Holtsclaw family. What is your line? Mine is; 1.Richard Isaacs, I, b c 1765 m Elenor ? of Randolph Co., NC 2. Richard Isaacs, II, b 1793 m Lillianna Swift b 1800 3. Emsley Isaacs,Sr. b 1818 m Jane Aldridge b 1824 4. Emsley Isaacs, Jr. b 1848 m Lydia Carpenter 5. Aaron Wesley Isaacs b 1879 m Martha "Mattie" Ashley Janice

Audrey: The only two of the seven brothers I have are: Joseph L., and Jackson V. I will do some more looking to see if I can find a Byard Henry Benfield. Your servant, Michael ----Original Message Follows---- From: "Audrey Annable Franklin" <jrfranklin@earthlink.net> Reply-To: NCAVERY-L@rootsweb.com To: NCAVERY-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [NCAVERY] Civil War Veterans Date: Wed, 13 Sep 2000 22:06:28 -0600 Isaac D. Franklin was from Burke Cty, NC. On the Benfields: you said 7 brothers. Was one of them Byard Henry? He is direct ancestor of my husband's. Thank you so much for the very informative data. I really appreciate it. Audrey _________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com. Share information about yourself, create your own public profile at http://profiles.msn.com.

Red Johnson: Greetings! I some have information on each of these. Are any of the names you are looking for here? Your servant, Michael C. Hardy Boone, NC Researching 37th North Carolina Troops http://www.geocities.com/nc37th/ 58th North Carolina Troops http://www.geocities.com/nc_58th Watauga County, NC http://www.geocities.com/cw_watauga/ Holsclaw, Francis M. b. 1835 Company D, 58th North Carolina Troops Holdsclaw, John W. b. 1840 Company D, 1st North Carolina Cavalry Holsclaw, Rufus L. b. May 8, 1831 Company D, 58th NCT Holsclaw, Wiley b. April 2, 1828 Company D, 58th NCT Holdsclaw, William b. January 17, 1836 Company D, 1st NC Cav. Holsclaw, William L. Company D, 58th NCT Hicks, Adam b.1823-25, Co. C, 11th Battalion NC Home Guard Hicks, Andrew b. 1821, Company D, 58th NCT Hicks, Carroll b.1839, Company D, 58th NCT Hicks, David b.1832, Company E, 37th NCT Hicks, Harmon Company D, 58th NCT Hicks, John N. b. 1830 Company E, 58th NCT Hicks, John W. b. 1815, Company D, 58th NCT Hicks, Levi b. 1832, Company D, 58th NCT Hicks, Matthias b. 1836, Company D, 58th NCT Hicks, Patterson b. 1843, Company D, 58th NCT Hicks, W. W., Company D, 58th NCT Isaacs, Albert M., b. 1823, 11th Battalion, NC Home Guard Isaacs, Elias, b. Sept. 7, 1825, Company A, 3rd Tenn. Infanry (US) Isaacs, Henry b. 1845, Company D, 58th NCT Isaacs, Hugh M. b. May 13, 1834, Company I, 58th NCT Isaacs, James, Sr. b. 1832, Company I, 58th NCT Isaacs, John b. 1815, Company A, 11th Battalion NC Home Guard Isaacs, Noah b. Feb. 8, 1833, Company I, 58th NCT Isaacs, Reuben J. b. 1847, Company D, 58th NCT Isaacs, Richard b. 1825, Company A, 11th Battalion NC Home Guard Isaacs, Richard, Jr. b. 1833, Company D, 58th NCT Isaacs, Solomon C. b. June 2, 1845, Company I, 58th NCT ----Original Message Follows---- From: Red Johnson <Redpj@msn.com> Reply-To: NCAVERY-L@rootsweb.com To: NCAVERY-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [NCAVERY] The Johnson Holtsclaw Family Date: Thu, 21 Sep 2000 16:44:49 -0700 Posted on: Avery Co. NC Query Forum Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/NC/Avery/393 Surname: HOLTSCLAW, ISAACS, HICKS ------------------------- Any info on HOLTSCLAW, ISAACS, HICKS prior to 1875 in WATAUGA CO. Red Johnson _________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com. Share information about yourself, create your own public profile at http://profiles.msn.com.

Posted on: Avery Co. NC Query Forum Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/NC/Avery/394 Surname: Crow ------------------------- Last month I was visiting Avery Co from St. Louis. While visiting the Avery Co Public Library at Newland, I asked one of the librarians about whether any employment records for the mines survived. She thought not, but showed me a manuscript in the verticle file on the mines. My g-g grandfather Thomas Crow moved from Carter Co,TN to Cranberry in 1885 to work at the mine.The area he was raised in Carter Co also had iron mines and Duggers.I don't know if there is a direct relationship in the development. Mr.Robert Nave.University Parkway,Johnson City,TN has published his thesis on the Carter Co iron mines. A copy is in the J.C. Library. I think the cost is about $15.

Posted on: Avery Co. NC Query Forum Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/NC/Avery/393 Surname: HOLTSCLAW, ISAACS, HICKS ------------------------- Any info on HOLTSCLAW, ISAACS, HICKS prior to 1875 in WATAUGA CO. Red Johnson

Posted on: Avery Co. NC Query Forum Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/NC/Avery/392 Surname: Teaster ------------------------- Are you looking for a particular ancestor? Testers and Teasters are from the same family - they just chose different spellings. Please let me know what you are looking for and I will see if I have any information.

No I haven't received any of the info on George Moody and would really appreciate the info even if I can't get the obit... I always appreciate someone doing me a favor and try to return it if at all possible...thank you for your time... Nancy --- Connie B Greene <connie_greene@ncsu.edu> wrote: > Nancy, > > Did you ever get the obit on George Moody? I can > get the info for you > but I'm not sure I can get the obit. > > Connie > > > > > Nancy Leavitt wrote: > > > > Do you know of someone who would do an obit lookup > for > > me? I need a copy of the obit of George Moody who > died > > 09 JAN 2000 in Newland, Avery Co., NC. I may be > off on > > the day & month, it could have been Feb. I would > > really appreciate the info as I have run into a > brick > > wall with my Moody line.......Nancy > >-- > > Connie B Greene > E-Mail : cgreene@avery > Internet: connie_greene@ncsu.edu > Phone : 828 733-8270 Fax : 828 733-8293 > > "Helping People Put Knowledge to Work" >

Nancy, Did you ever get the obit on George Moody? I can get the info for you but I'm not sure I can get the obit. Connie Nancy Leavitt wrote: > > Do you know of someone who would do an obit lookup for > me? I need a copy of the obit of George Moody who died > 09 JAN 2000 in Newland, Avery Co., NC. I may be off on > the day & month, it could have been Feb. I would > really appreciate the info as I have run into a brick > wall with my Moody line.......Nancy >-- Connie B Greene E-Mail : cgreene@avery Internet: connie_greene@ncsu.edu Phone : 828 733-8270 Fax : 828 733-8293 "Helping People Put Knowledge to Work"

Hello Dear Friends and Family I have gotten to obituaries posted for June through August on the Messerville Gazette Web Page. I have also updated the Events page with the Messer Family Reunion Information. My daughter and I are currently trying to get all of the birthday and anniversary information posted to the corresponding pages for the entire year. We hope to have these pages updated by the end of October. We are posting them for the entire year, without the age or total years married. This will help me tremendously when I am having the more severe symptoms of Fibromyalgia and just maybe I can keep up, with posting any new events, obits and births. I really enjoy doing the newsletter pages and I do apologize for being so late in the past. I am about recovered from the wreck, although the FMS does still cause me to have a lot of pain. My husband, Gene, has diabetes and had to have a partial toe amputation on Friday. I will be at the Messer Family Reunion on October 7 in Haywood County, NC, I hope to see many of you there. If you need directions, please contact me. Please remember me and my family in your prayers. Brenda Go to the following page and click on OBITS and then on EVENTS to read the newest additions to the newsletter: Messerville Gazette Pages http://www.fortunecity.com/millennium/ironbridge/1170 You might also want to check out the following page: Messerville Mayor Home Page http://members.fortunecity.com/messervillemayor/

There is a old photograph of the mines at http://www.lib.unc.edu/ncc/pcoll/01avery/p1-6.3.jpg More current photos are at http://www.gamineral.org/cranberry-mine.htm Information about the mines at Jeff Weaver's New River Notes pages: http://www.ls.net/~newriver/nc/wnc16.htm http://www.ls.net/~newriver/nc/wnc25.htm http://www.ls.net/~newriver/nc/wnc18.htm http://hometown.aol.com/jweaver303/nc/hoke.htm