hi, Eddie I am researching some COX folk who were in and around Elkin/Surry & Trap Hill/Wilkes. I don't know if they are connected to yours as I haven't gotten as far 'back' as you have. so far I'm looking at [haven't proved for myself]: John Wesley COX b1850 NC -- md Jane UPCHURCH b1845 NC. - their son, Geroge Washington COX 1874-1952 md Cora Alice BILLINGS 1872-1948 [d/o Robt H BILLINGS b1834 & Mary A COLLINS/ COLLINGS b1832]. - their dau Jettie Grace COX 1900-1983 was [our] grandmother I am also interested in the UPCHURCH, BILLINGS and COLLINS lines... Jettie said she was part NA and we're looking for those threads [knowing they may not be found]. TIA kirbz@northstate.net --- Message: 3 Date: Mon, 15 Jan 2007 08:16:31 -0500 From: "Eddie Cox" <ecox4532@charter.net> Subject: [NCWILKES] Cox's in Wilkes Co. NC To: <NCWILKES@rootsweb.com> Message-ID: <000601c738a7$60137410$640fa8c0@your6jnhhu0520> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Does any one on this list have connections to the Cox's in Wilkes Co. NC? I'm trying to track down the family of a Matthew Cox, born 1735 in VA. (Essex Co. I think) and died in Wilkes Co. in 1804. His will lists children: Carter, Mastin, Aras (Ariss), Matthew, Ambrose, Braxton, and Delphine. I have a confirmed DNA cousin who descends from Braxton Cox. I'm trying to determine which son I come from. My best guess due to "LACK" of information is Mastin. He seems to be the one who no one has any info on, and that fits with the rest of my line. <grin> Most of the others families are documented down past where my line should connect. My earliest ancestor, John Cox was born in NC, I'm guessing Wilkes Co., between 1780-90 according to census. He then shows up in Greenville Co. SC in 1810, and remains there til his death in 1853. Unless I descend from an unknown brother of Matthew, it would seem I've narrowed it down, but I need some proof. Thanks in advance. Eddie Cox

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: BYRD BIRD Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.northcarolina.counties.wilkes/4050.2/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Bill, I sent you a lot of info direct to your email addy. Did you get the info I sent you. None of my emails were returned. Marcus was in McDowell WV. His WWI Draft card is in Mc Dowell. Listed under Bird not Byrd. You can spell their name both Byrd/Bird fcullowhee@aol.com

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.northcarolina.counties.wilkes/4321.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Sanders Family Bible Please note that Charlotte T. Sanders' maiden name was Lane. James G. Sanders was born AD 1777 Charlotte T. Sanders was born February the 4th 1801 Frances W. Sanders was born April the 13th AD 1830 Nancy B. Sanders was born March 16th 1822 William H. Sanders was born December the 12th 1823 Elizabeth Sanders was born Decr 30th AD 1825 Lewis N. Sanders was born August the 6th 1828 Eliza C. Sanders was born May the 14th 1831 James G. Sanders Junr was born June the 9th 1834 Mary A. Sanders was born Oct 7th 1836 Curtis L Sanders was born June 23rd 1839 Sarah C. Sanders was born February 8th 1843 James G. Sanders and Charlotte Sanders his wife was married May 23rd AD 1819 John d Carver & Frances W. Sanders was married Jany 25th 1838 John Evans & Elizabeth A. Sanders was married Jany 2oth 1842 Baxter Ragsdale & Nancy B. Sanders was married Decr 24th 1843 Colby P Stapp & Mary A Sanders was married November 15, 1854 Joseph L Varner and Sallie C Sanders was married August 13th 1861 Lewis N Sanders and Mary M Speed was married September 2nd 1852 James N Gazaway and E. C. Sanders was married January 7th 1857 James G Sanders Junr Departed this life 26th April 1835 Curtis L Sanders Departed this life August 30th 1840 James G Sanders Senr Departed this life August the 9th 1844 Sallie C Varner Departed this life August the 29th 1868 Charlotte T. Sanders Departed this life October 10th 1875 Aged 74 years 8 months and 6 days Bible was in the possession of a Stapp family in Caledonia, Mississippi at unknown date before early 1983.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Holloway/Lyon Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.northcarolina.counties.wilkes/7218/mb.ashx Message Board Post: I am trying to find a birth records for my grandmom and her siblings born in Traphill, NC. My grandmom's name is Pearl Ester Holloway. I have it as 11 Oct 1890. Her parents were James Floyd Holloway and Lora/Laura (Lyons-Cox). Her two siblings were Ray Von/Vaughn born 9 Dec 1892 and Lula May/Mae bor 12 May 1895. All these dates are questionable. Their parents were not married until 13 May 1899 so I am questioning these dates. I have gotten the parents wedding date from Wilkes Co marriage book. Can anyone help with this it would greatly solve some questions? Thanks in advance. You can email me direct at donnaphl@aol.com. THANKS AGAIN!!

I am in the process of attempting to complete my wife's DAR application. Her Patriot was a David Laws who was born 1755 in Halifax County, Va, moved to Wilkesboro and married a Martha Mitchel on 22 Feb 1779,had a son, John Laws who was born in Wilkesboro in 1780, and who married a Sally (Sarah) Teague on 1 Nov 1802, and Sarah and John had a daughter, Penelope Nellie Laws, born in Wilkesboro on 25 Sep 1823. It is believed that John Laws died on 9 March 1835. It is also believed that after John died, his wife and family moved to Missouri sometime sometime between that date and 1840. John also had a brother, James, who married hisl (James')cousin, Rosanna (sp?). it is also believed that James and Rosanna and their children moved to St Francois or St. Genevieve County sometimebetween 1835 and 1840. It is also believed that John's widow, Sarah and their children, including Penelope Nellie also moved toSt. Francois orSt. Genevieve County, Missouri at or about the same time as James and Rosanna. On a recent visit to North Wilkesboro I found out that the LAWS family had a cemetery in t he Brushy mountain or Walnut Grove Area on Price Road. Perhaps this is where John Laws was buried (he died 9 March 1835). It also appears that the Laws families first lived in the Pares Knobb community What I need to prove is the following: where John Laws is buried in North Carolina; that Penelope Nellie was the daughter of John Laws and his wife, Sarah. If anyone can help me with the above proof, they may contact me, John Pattillo, at johnpatti@cfl.rr.com or write to me at 146 Virginia Drive, Winter Park, Florida 32789 or call me at (407)644-2816

Would love to have and share some of the additional information. I have an actual letter from the granddaughter of Sally/Sarah Land Livingston (Nora McGee) Jordan Livingston was my husband's gg grandfather. Her letter details the events spoken to her (Nora) from her grandmother (Sally/Sarah Land Livingston).

I would certainly like to correspond with anyone working on the following lines: Purser Fry (Frye) (especially Moore County (Carthage), NC Davis (Moore County, Carthage, NC) Cook (Chesterfield Dist., NC or Darlington, SC) Norwood Dubose Robbie Frye Cook Purser RobbiePurser@aol.com Sunny South, Wilcox County P. O. Box 1263 Thomasville, AL 36784 334-636-4235

Do you mind checking for "Fry, " "Sowell," or "Quimby" soldiers of the Moore County (Carthage), NC area while you are checkign soldiers of this War? RobbiePurser@aol.com

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Byrd Hood Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.northcarolina.counties.wilkes/4050.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: He may have some connection to my family. But Im not sure. My Great Aunt Alice Hood married Parks Gordon Byrd b.1887 NC They are in Wilkes on the 1910 and 1930 Census. They are in Browns Creek, Mc Dowell County WV in 1920. My ggrandfather Alfred Hood is Alice's Brother. He relocated from Wilkes to Mc Dowell County WV. He was a coal miner Your Marcus may be related to Parks. If so Park's father is John Byrd and Sarah Henderson ( per Park's death record in Caldwell county)

I need a volunteer to get me copies of the Land Murder Court Minutes from Wilkes County. The accused Nimrod and Eli Land were frist taken to Taylorsville in Alexander County and then Moved to Wilkes county because the Jailer in Alexander feared the Mob we break them out and Lynch them. I have the Alexander county Court Minuest,Church Record and the News Paper Story I need this final piece of the tragedy for a Novel I am writing

absolutely. I usually try to direct people to send it to the other email so they are all in the same place. Is your qeury just that you want pictures? You might want to include a little more information, such as a time frame or possibly an area of the county that you are looking for. Just a thought to get more of what you are looking for. ----- Original Message ----- From: <Sowhatifidid2@aol.com> To: <ncwilkes@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, January 15, 2007 11:05 AM Subject: Re: [NCWILKES] wilkes genealogy society bulletin > Can I submit a query? > > I am looking for any Staley Family pictures. Any members of the family by > marriage or otherwise. Please email me at sowhatifidid2@aol.com. Thanks, > Jimmie Staley > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to NCWILKES-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Can I submit a query? I am looking for any Staley Family pictures. Any members of the family by marriage or otherwise. Please email me at sowhatifidid2@aol.com. Thanks, Jimmie Staley

It's that time again folks. I am going to be working on the next bulletin this week. If you have any pictures, stories, questions, etc., that you would like to share, please send them to WGSEDITOR@HOTMAIL.COM. Thanks! Kina

Does any one on this list have connections to the Cox's in Wilkes Co. NC? I'm trying to track down the family of a Matthew Cox, born 1735 in VA. (Essex Co. I think) and died in Wilkes Co. in 1804. His will lists children: Carter, Mastin, Aras (Ariss), Matthew, Ambrose, Braxton, and Delphine. I have a confirmed DNA cousin who descends from Braxton Cox. I'm trying to determine which son I come from. My best guess due to "LACK" of information is Mastin. He seems to be the one who no one has any info on, and that fits with the rest of my line. <grin> Most of the others families are documented down past where my line should connect. My earliest ancestor, John Cox was born in NC, I'm guessing Wilkes Co., between 1780-90 according to census. He then shows up in Greenville Co. SC in 1810, and remains there til his death in 1853. Unless I descend from an unknown brother of Matthew, it would seem I've narrowed it down, but I need some proof. Thanks in advance. Eddie Cox

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Holloway Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.northcarolina.counties.wilkes/1301.1457.1800.1811.2085.2187.2.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Hi Jasen, Thanks for the information on the Martin Holloway's family. I would appreciate any information on this line. My grandmother was a Holloway also and would like to have a copy of the death cert. of Andrew Jackson Holloway. You can email me direct if you like at donnaphl@aol.com.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.northcarolina.counties.wilkes/3965.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: The Southern Claims Commission is a government entity that was created to handle the problems in the South following the civil war. The National Archives holds the original documents and its microfilm copies. You can ask your local librarian for a general genealogy book which describes more info about these documents. Come to think of it, I'm sure the NARA.gov website also describes these documents. My personal experience with these documents: extensive, difficult to search, able to glean much general information about the attitude of the times. Hope this helps. Good luck!

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.northcarolina.counties.wilkes/7217/mb.ashx Message Board Post: I'm a descendant of Asbury Woods(1854-1921) and Jane Miller(1857-1942)of nearby Caldwell County. He was the son of Newton Woods and Margaret Irene Smith and the grandson of Joseph Woods and Christina Schell. Jane Miller was the daughter of Civil War veteran David L. Miller and Amy Yount. Her great grandfather was John Miller. If there are any other descendants of Asbury and Jane out there I've posted some old photos of them on a photo blog at http://asandjane.blogspot.com

I will check the DAR Records for you mary ----- Original Message ----- From: "jim gambrel" <jgambrel@shaw.ca> To: <gc-gateway@rootsweb.com>; <ncwilkes@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, January 14, 2007 10:34 AM Subject: Re: [NCWILKES] New Query - War in NC 1777 > > Does anyone have any information about the names of soldiers who were > wounded or died during war in NC? > > I am researching William Gambrel who died in 1779 from "War Wounds". > > Thanks for any help. > > Muriel > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > NCWILKES-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.1.410 / Virus Database: 268.16.10/626 - Release Date: 1/14/2007 > >

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: LANE LAYNE SANDERS Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.northcarolina.counties.wilkes/4321.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: To: Nancy SMITH Please contact me regarding the LANE family of Wilkes Co. NC. I am a descendant of James LANE d1826 Wilkes Co. and I think it is PROBABLE that "my" James was closely related to "your" Charlotte LANE b1800 [m James G. SANDERS] to whom you refer in your query. Ken SHIRLEY ShirleyKWJL@Gmail.com

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.northcarolina.counties.wilkes/1301.1457.1800.1811.2085.2187.2.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Hello, I am Martin Holloway and Nancy Rose Brown's great grandson. My grandfather was James Hardin Holloway, the second son of Martin and Nancy. The first son of Martin and Nancy was named after Martin's father, Andrew Jackson Holloway. Their son, Andrew Jackson, was born in 1865 according to his dearth certificate. Martin Holloway's father was Andrew Jackson Holloway born 1817. His mother was Nancy Brown, Andrew Jackson's first wife. I cannot find other information on Martin's mother. Martin's wife, Nancy Rose Brown was the daughter of John Brown and Elizabeth Brown. Elizabeth Brown was the daughter of Dutch John Brown. I have much information on the family of Martin Holloway and Nancy Rose Brown and will share it if you would like. I will share the death certificate of Andrew Jackson Holloway, the first son of Martin and Nancy Rosse Brown.