Can anyone give me the parents of Anna Owen, b. 12-18-1886 who married John Garren? Seems like she should tie in somehow to Rebecca Owen who married John's brother William Riley Garren, but haven't been able to do it. Also, I received an e-mail from a man today who is related to the Garren line. He says that William Garren's (who married Sarah Lanning) parents were Andrew Lanning and Mary Fouts. Anyone else have this information. I invited him to join the mailing list, he had tons of info on this line, but none on Anna Owen. Thanks, Shawna

Dearest Cousin Phil, You are not allowed to be descended from these folks - you and I are already so related you're at the top of my list if I ever need a kidney transplant - right next to Judy & Shawna. Rachel is the dtr of Thomas Bracken(1800-1880) & Elizabeth Kitchen (1808-?). Her folks are buried at Bracken Cemetery. Rachel was born 27SEP1834 and died 13JUN1910, is buried at Wood cemetery in Gloucester and her cemetery record in Montieth's book is wrong (imagine that), so use mine. John was born in 1848 and I have yet to figure out which Woods he came out of. Family Bible records show that he was murdered with his son 19FEB1900. Had to do a little door knocking to find the specifics. There are several different versions of the story but basically, John & son "Mess" went to Tennessee (Either to escape person looking to kill son or to find work). Someone came to the house and killed "Mess". John was caught in the crossfire and received a bullet in the knee and died from the resulting infection soon after. Both are buried in Tennessee. Some rumors suggest Mess had irritated someone over a Civil War issue. But, the murderer was a previously convicted murderer who was fresh out of prison for killing the last guy. J.B. McCall actually went to Tennessee to get the specifics and found the grave, name of murderer, court records etc. Daughter Mary Loucinda married Baxter Owen in Ninive - They are buried at Mtn View Bapt Church in Gloucester. Their dtr Margaret married James Estes Hoxit (Starting to sound familiar). Margaret & Estes are my great grandparents and are buried at holly Spring Baptist Church in Henderson County. Son Thomas married "Bell" Hoxit. Thomas was a hugh man known to appreciate his liquor a bit much. He had one of the first pick-up trucks in the area. Grandpa got a ride with him once and says the bed of the truck was about the size of a wheelbarrow. Thomas & Bell are buried up at Wood cemetery, too. BTW - Do you know where Ninive is? Didn't think so. It took me three months of roaming Gloucester to find someone old enough to remember. Keitha Reid, postmistress and general matriarch of Balsam Grove couldn't even tell me, though she did mention that someone else had once asked about it. Emmett Moore, the oldest man in the community at age 88 was able to tell me. He also remembered Baxter Owen, as Baxter was "the first dead person I ever saw". Ninive was a small community on Tannassee Gap Road almost to the Jackson County line. Philip Sheppard wrote: > Evening Rooters, > > I need the stats (birth/death/places/cemetery) on John B. Wood and his wife > Rachel Bracken, parents of Mary Lucinda Wood (b. 1863) and Thomas J. Wood > (b. 1872). > > Thanks, > > Philip Sheppard > Beaufort, South Carolina -- Linda Hoxit Raxter lraxter@citcom.net See Indexed Western North Carolina Cemetery Surveys http://www.geocities.com/~alextreehouse related to at least half the county - at least once ; )

Evening Rooters, I need the stats (birth/death/places/cemetery) on John B. Wood and his wife Rachel Bracken, parents of Mary Lucinda Wood (b. 1863) and Thomas J. Wood (b. 1872). Thanks, Philip Sheppard Beaufort, South Carolina

I noticed some of you mentioning this surname in your Transylvania County lines. Does anyone know if they have any connections with this surname in Fairfield County, SC? There was a Rabb line in Fairfield County, SC who married into the Glazener family down there. I am trying to determine if there was a connection between my John Rabb line of Transylvania County to the Rabb families of Fairfield County, SC. Thanks for any leads.

I am researching the following family of Transylvania County: John Rabb, born ca 1810 in Old Buncombe County (now Transylvania) married to Nancy Pinox or Penix, born ca 1810 NC. They had the following children: Noah O., Rebecca Ann (married Roach), Lucinda, William M., A. Felix, Hezekiah, Zachariah, Eveline (married McGaha), and Peter. If anyone has any connections to any of these folks, please let me know.

Weird question for you - Do you know where Robert's parents are buried? Sam & Ellinor? Last trace I have for them, they are living under Chestnut Mountain. If they ended up being buried in the Auger Hole, the State Archaeologist needs to know really really fast to prevent accidental building in the area by NC. BTW - I'm your cousin through Robert's Bro - John. I've got several burial sites already accounted for in the Jocassee Gorges, but these two are yet to be pinned down. Don't know if they are bured at Chestnut Mountain or over with Robert at John's Rock or even John at Macedonia. Any rumors???? G0LFNB0B72@aol.com wrote: > Looking for descendants of Wesley C.McCall son of James & Sarah McCall.James > was son of Robert & Rachel(Glazner)McCall.Wesley married Martha Louise Bracken > daughter of Andrew & Harriet.These are my g-grandparents they are buried in > Catheys Creek Baptist Cemetary.I have some information on both families but > want more. Bob Nelson -- Linda Hoxit Raxter lraxter@citcom.net See Indexed Western North Carolina Cemetery Surveys http://www.geocities.com/~alextreehouse related to at least half the county - at least once ; )

Can anyone tell me the names and dates of the parents of Alfred F. Fletcher. He was born in North Carolina in 1856. He married Mary J. Glazner in 1879. He died in 1885. His grave is in Transylvania County, North Carolina. Alfred was my great-grandmother's father. I would be grateful for any information about him, his family, and his ancestors. --- gmf

One of my cyber-cousins sent me this and I really got a kick out of us. Reminds me of all of us. Tracing My Tree I started out calmly tracing my tree, to find if I could, the making of me. All that I had was a great grandfather's name, not knowing his wife or from whence he came. I chased him across a long line of states and came up with pages and pages of dates. When all put together, it made me forlorn, I'd proved that poor grandpa had never been born. One day I was sure the truth I had found. Determined to turn this whole thing upside down. I looked up the record of one uncle John, but then found the old man was younger than his son. Then when my hopes were fast growing dim, I came across records that must have been him. The facts I collected made me quite sad. Dear old great grandfather was never a dad. I think maybe someone is pulling my leg. I'm not at all sure I wasn't hatched from an egg! After hundreds of dollars I've spent on my tree, I can't help but wonder if I'm really me. Anonymous

Looking for descendants of Wesley C.McCall son of James & Sarah McCall.James was son of Robert & Rachel(Glazner)McCall.Wesley married Martha Louise Bracken daughter of Andrew & Harriet.These are my g-grandparents they are buried in Catheys Creek Baptist Cemetary.I have some information on both families but want more. Bob Nelson

Merrily we are transcribing the 1870 census (Eastatoe, Hogback & Gloucester - be patient, it's coming). Found a Henry Galloway age 20 married to an Amarilis age 24 in Eastatoe. No youngins yet, but there is a 72 year old named "Killer John". Mr. Duckworth had amazingly good handwriting for a census taker, so I'm positive this is the name as written - wouldn't you love to know that story. Admittedly, Mr Duckworth is putting last name first, so it could be Jonathan Killer. This looks like the Henrey B. Galloway in Monteith's 1880 transcription living in# 48 Hogback with wife M.M. and an 87 year old man listed as a Father in law "John Callor" whose parents were born in outer space (okay, there are just question marks). Also kind of similar to a H.B. Galloway on Judy's Magic Gedcom who was son of Wm. D Galloway & Sarah Morgan and married M.M. McCall dtr of John McCall & Elizabeth Glazener. John is old enough to be Killer John, but he can't be since he is peacefully married to Elizabeth at the time. To make matters worse, Those of you from the Galloway list will remember the "full blood" Cherokee, Pelina Galloway, who married a McCall. Got more info. Pelina is, by oral tradition, the daughter of a Henry Galloway and an "Elvina" and is the first member of her family to be born here, "off the reservation". I tracked her down - she is really Lydia Pelina Galloway who married Thomas McCall, son of John McCall Jr. Now, in 1880 John Jr does have an Elv Galloway age 18, and in 1900 Henrey B. Galloway is living next door to Pelina & Thomas McCall, they even named a son after him, and all seems well Except that Lydia's Parents, according to her death certificate are George Calor Galloway & Julia Ann P. Bryant. Mind you, their family Bible has two versions of kids. The first lists an infant that died after 4 days, and no Pelina. The second, a page stuck in, skips the infant, and lists Lida P. Galloway as their daughter. Of course, Pelina and Thomas never named any of their kids George or Julia. Yep - I'm headed for the excedrin, too. Anyone got any thoughts? -- Linda Hoxit Raxter lraxter@citcom.net See Indexed Western North Carolina Cemetery Surveys http://www.geocities.com/~alextreehouse related to at least half the county - at least once ; )

Judy Ballard wrote: > > There were no descendants of this couple. According to oral family history > (from > Arthur Aiken of Rosman, NC), Lucy Ann's father did not want her to marry > Cling because he was illegetimate. Her dad made her drink some Indian > concoction to keep from having children. I could never find them with > children in a census record. > > Judy > > ---------- > > From: Philip Sheppard <sheppard@hargray.com> > > To: NCTRANSY-L@rootsweb.com > > Subject: BOWEN/GALLOWAY > > Date: Monday, July 13, 1998 1:54 PM > > > > Looking for descendants of this couple: > > > > William Clingman Bowen b: April 04, 1852 d: December 02, 1925, m. Lucy > Ann > > Galloway b: February 06, 1849 in Transylvania County, North Carolina d: > > March 10, 1915 > > > > > > Any help would be greatly appreciated. > > > > Kindest regards, > > > > Philip Sheppard Judy, that is some story about that lady in Rosman; if I remember my geography Rosman is a few miles down the road from Cathys Creek. That is where my G grandfather raised a bunch of kids. Does anyone know of a family of Hendrix or Hendricks in the area who may have married a Ruth Henderson or may have killed her husband to marry her? My great grandfather was Nathaniel Howard Henderson and raised all of his children in Cathey's Creek. He had three sons killed in the Civil War, one son killed by a neighbor Hendrix, and two other sons: Lorenzo Dow and Elbert Elmore, who lived in Rosman for a while. The daughters were married to Orr , Wilson, and Nicholson. Anyone who has info about these families, it would be sincerely appreciated if you make contact. Bob Henderson Dallas ;TX

There were no descendants of this couple. According to oral family history (from Arthur Aiken of Rosman, NC), Lucy Ann's father did not want her to marry Cling because he was illegetimate. Her dad made her drink some Indian concoction to keep from having children. I could never find them with children in a census record. Judy ---------- > From: Philip Sheppard <sheppard@hargray.com> > To: NCTRANSY-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: BOWEN/GALLOWAY > Date: Monday, July 13, 1998 1:54 PM > > Looking for descendants of this couple: > > William Clingman Bowen b: April 04, 1852 d: December 02, 1925, m. Lucy Ann > Galloway b: February 06, 1849 in Transylvania County, North Carolina d: > March 10, 1915 > > > Any help would be greatly appreciated. > > Kindest regards, > > Philip Sheppard

Looking for descendants of this couple: William Clingman Bowen b: April 04, 1852 d: December 02, 1925, m. Lucy Ann Galloway b: February 06, 1849 in Transylvania County, North Carolina d: March 10, 1915 Any help would be greatly appreciated. Kindest regards, Philip Sheppard

My cousins and I are looking for the roots of a Benjamin Henderson born 1775 in ? VA and showed up in Rutherford NC and married Phoebe McCurry in 1808. He had sons Lorenzo Dow, Nathaniel Howard, William M., and Benjamin Whitfield. Son Nathaniel Howard lived in Cathey's Creek, sometimes in Pumpkintown of Pickens county SC, and raised a large family, but three sons were killed in the Civil War; another son Lafayette Trench was killed by neighbors by the name of Hendericks or Hendrix, and only two sons lived; Lorenzo Dow born 1856 and Elbert Elmore born 1857. There were three daughters: Nancy Emma who married Robert Socrates Orr, Eliza Ann who married Marrett Marr Nickolson, and Margaret Jane who married Samuel Wilson. Would like to correspond with those who have connection to this family. Bob Henderson Dallas TX

Sorry, no Fletchers in my database, but Transylvania Co. Cemetery Survey book lists a Alfred F. Fetcher, b. 1856, d. 1885 and a Mary J. Fletcher, b. 1860, d. 1933 buried in the Flazner Cemetery on Country Club Road in Brevard Township. Marriages of Transylvania Co. lists an Alfred Fletcher married Mary J. Glazner 9-8-1879. 1880 census of Transylvania Co. lists Alfred, age 23 and Mary J., age 19. Also living with them is Alfred's mother, another Mary, age 48. Alfred listed his place of birth as NC, father's as NC and mother's as Georgia. Mary J. lists her and both parents are being born in NC. Alfred's mother Mary lists her and both parents as being born in Ga. I thought Mary Jane might be in with my Glazner's, but I don't have her listed. Hopefully someone can help you more. Good luck, Shawna

Researching: CUNNINGHAM, FULCHER, BROWN, VAN HOOK, PARKER, SAUNDERS, in Macon County and Western NC. Charles E. Carroll Email: dixie@ktc.com

Ok, folks, we've got about 24 subscribers to NCTRANSY-L. If you've got a query, now's a good time to start posting. Looking forward to your participation, Philip Sheppard Listowner

> > I am seeking information about my great-great grandfather ______ F. = > > Fletcher (died 1885) and his wife Mary J. Fletcher (nee Glazner? and = > > later remarried Henson?), 1860 - 1933. They are buried together in a = > > cemetary somewhere near Brevard. The man died the year that my = > > great-grandmother was born. =20 > > Her name was Samantha Fletcher. She had two sisters, Grace and Beulah. = > > > > I have an old photograph of their tombstone. My great-great aunt Grace = > > Fletcher Smathers Burnette is standing in front of the tombstone = > > obscuring her father's first name and his date of birth in the = > > photograph. =20 > > =20 > > I think that the photo was taken on a trip to the grave with my = > > great-great aunt and my parents when I was a boy. I vaguely remember = > > it. I moved away from NC (Haywood County) when I was seven years old. = > > (I am now 50 yrs old.). > >fletcher@net-magic.net

I am seeking information about my great-great grandfather ______ F. Fletcher (died 1885) and his wife Mary J. Fletcher (nee Glazner? and later remarried Henson?), 1860 - 1933. They are buried together in a cemetary somewhere near Brevard. The man died the year that my great-grandmother was born. Her name was Samantha Fletcher. She had two sisters, Grace and Beulah. I have an old photograph of their tombstone. My great-great aunt Grace Fletcher Smathers Burnette is standing in front of the tombstone obscuring her father's first name and his date of birth in the photograph. I think that the photo was taken on a trip to the grave with my great-great aunt and my parents when I was a boy. I vaguely remember it. I moved away from NC (Haywood County) when I was seven years old. (I am now 50 yrs old.).

Evening folks, All the following Galloways are children for Zebulon Vance Galloway and Martha Louise Cantrell. Anybody know of any descendants of T. Floyd Galloway and Cleora Morgan. T.Floyd: 1889-1963. They were married on June 18, 1905. And where are they buried??? Or descendants of Lola E. Galloway (1887-1940) and William J. Haggerty, m. on Aug. 13, 1905. Buried? Or descendants of Louie E. Galloway (1893-1959) and Eliza J. Crowe, m. on Jan 16, 1912. Louie's second wife was Ethel. V. Nix, m. on Oct 3, 1931. Buried? Or descendants of Rosa E. Galloway (b. 1894) and Alfred T. Payne. Rosa's second husband was Charlie W. McFall. Rosa and Charlie m. on July 25, 1911. Buried? Or descendants of Dova R. Galloway (b. 1900) and William A. McDonald. Dova's second husband was Charlie W. Broome. Buried? Thanks, Philip Sheppard