When I DID have a look, it would appear James was born sometime between 1843 and 1853, depending on the record. I BELIEVE, the Mary listed is Mary Amelia Brigley, based on other information found. However, no records I HAPPENED across showed sure parents of James. Sorry. Jared > On 3/9/2012 10:03 AM, sburns@gto.net wrote to NS: >> Just in case someone has discovered anything new... >> >> I am still trying to find a mystery family of Schnare/Snair. >> >> Laura B. Rafuse and Isaiah James Snair married 1914 in Halifax >> County. In the record it states his parents as James and Mary from >> East River Point. >> >> I believe this is the family in the 1901 Chester East census: 12 58 >> Schnare James M Head M Jun 24 1853 47 13 58 Schnare Mary A F >> Wife M Aug 17 1853 48 14 58 Fleet Lottie B F Daug W Mar 30 1878 >> 22 15 58 Schnare Carrie MF Daug S Aug 10 1880 20 16 58 Schnare >> James I M Son S Sep 16 1884 16 > > In NSHVS I find the father James Schnare, died 1935 [at age 92-2-12] in > East River Point, Lunenburg County Registration Year: 1935 - Book: 161 - > Page: 521 >> >> Isaiah had a falling out with dad, and changed his name from James >> Isaiah Schnare to Isaiah James Snair. (This was the family story. I >> think perhaps it is more likely his name was misspelled at some >> point, and he did not correct it.The switch was probably a german >> naming convention of the son being named as the father, but the >> family using the middle name as the proper.) > > Waht you are reading is the Marriage Record. He could have used his > middle name Isaiah, especially if there were several James Schnares > around; the surname spelling was what the marriage Slip contained and > how > the recorder read it. >> >> My brick wall is the James from East River Point. Who were his >> parents? Where is he buried?? When did he die?? I can't seem to find >> any information that can take this family back further, and link >> them with the rest of the Schnare/Snair family groups. > > Search the LUNEN-LINKS list archives for Isaiah Schnare, James Schnare > and Laura Rafuse. > > You posted about Laura Blanche's family in 2001 and got two good > replies. As her sister Gertrude married Dec. 27, 1922 George Samuel > Pease and moving to MA, follow up her siblings. > > bob gillis > > > > >> > ---------------------------------------- > Basic List Commands: > > 1. To post to the list > Send a message to: > NOVA-SCOTIA-L@rootsweb.com > > 2. How to unsubscribe > a. List mode: Send a message to NOVA-SCOTIA-L- > request@rootsweb.com that contains only the word > unsubscribe > > b. Digest mode: Send a message to NOVA-SCOTIA-D- > request@rootsweb.com that contains only the word > unsubscribe > > 3. How to subscribe > Send an email containing only the word > subscribe > to NOVA-SCOTIA-L-request@rootsweb.com > > 4. How to change to Digest mode > a. Unsubscribe from List mode (2.a. above) > b. Subscribe to Digest mode > Send an email containing only the word > subscribe > to NOVA-SCOTIA-D-request@rootsweb.com > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > NOVA-SCOTIA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > ------------------------ Jared "Jed" Handspicker jedh@jedh.com Failure is merely another opportunity to more intelligently begin again.