Family tradition says that my ggrandfather, JAMES WATSON PAGE, was one of 3 brothers who ran away from home in England and came to New York (around 1860?), married Polly (and later Clarissa) JEFFERS, went from Rose, New York, to Wild Rose, Wisconsin. Do these names mean anything to any of you PAGE researchers? Carolyn

Looking for any information on James M Page & wife Sybil Horine. They were from Richwoods, Washington Co., Missouri. It is believed that he came from Pennsylvania. Below is a Family Group Sheet on what I have on this family. Thanks, Damien & Susan Aragon 13 Jan 1999 Family Group Sheet -------------------------------------------------------------------- Husband: James M Page died at age: 59 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Born: 1804 in: Died: 1863 in: Missouri -------------------------------------------------------------------- Wife: Sybil H Horine Married: 1831 in: Washington County, MO -------------------------------------------------------------------- Born: 04-Sep-1812 in: Washington County, MO Died: 1843-48 in: Father: Benjamin Horine Mother: Catherine Shook -------------------------------------------------------------------- M Child 1 James D Page Born: 1832 in: Washington County, MO -------------------------------------------------------------------- M Child 2 George W Page Born: 1834 in: Washington Co., MO -------------------------------------------------------------------- M Child 3 William H Page died at age: 84 Born: 12-Sep-1836 in: Richwoods, MO Died: 1921 in: Spouse: Annie L Marquiz Married: 28-Sep-1858 in: -------------------------------------------------------------------- M Child 4 Joseph Thomas Page died at age: 87 Born: 06-Dec-1838 in: Richwoods, MO Died: 08-Sep-1926 in: Desoto, MO Buried: -Sep-1926 in: Richwoods, MO Spouse: Falby Louisa Jones Married: 05-Apr-1868 in: Richwoods, MO -------------------------------------------------------------------- F Child 5 Frances Page Born: -___-1841 in: Richwoods, MO ------------------------------------------------------------------- F Child 6 Catherine M Page Born: -___-1843 in: --------------------------------------------------------------------

At 09:06 AM 1/13/1999 -0500, Roger A. Chatell wrote: >I am curious if there is any information or sentiment about Pages who >lived in New England/New York around the time of the revolution in the >1770s, 1780s. > >Were many patriots, or were Pages more likely to be loyalists? If any >fought, were these Pages on the American or British sides? Any thoughts >or ideas, or facts, would be appreciated either on the list or to my >personal address. > There were Page named individuals who served both causes during the Rev. war, but most of them were patriots. As a point of fact, the revolution had about as much public support as the so-called public opinion polls indicate the American public believe Clinton should be removed from office (30-40%). If they had then depended upon polls, the patriots wouldn't have participated in, much less won, that war! Over the years I have seen several references to a Lieutenant Page, who served as an aide-de-camp to British General Howe during the Battle of Bunker Hill. Lt. Page was instrumental in developing the "Plan of Action" based upon a land survey done by Captain Montresor, who subsequently became an aide-de-camp to General Howe. I have posted a series of messages of Abstracts of Rev. War Pension Files for Page & Paige names that I found in a book, �Genealogical Abstracts of Rev. War Pension Files,� Vol. III (N-Z) (pp. 2568-2571), Abstracted by Virgil D. White, The National Historical Publishing Co., Waynesboro, TN, 1992. There were many Page named patriots who were listed in alphabetical order. I have a book with about 100 individuals with the last name of Page who served in the Rev. War from the American Colonies. There is only one Page entry in a book about American Loyalist Claims [Peter Wilson Coldham, "American Loyalist Claims" (Washington, D.C.: National Genealogical Society, 1980) pp. 376-7] and it is as follows: "William Byrd Page, Va. son of John Page, deceased, late of Council of Va. Some years before war, was sent to Scotland to study physick at Edinburgh University; when his allowances failed at beginning of the war, was obliged to enlist in 80th Regt., then serving in America, as Pvt. Regt. has now been reduced and needs money to return to relatives. Evidence: Letter 23 Feb. 1779 Cannongate Gaol from claimant to Lord Dunmore that he had been in goal more than three months and asks for help to join Army or Navy. (A013/32/221-228)." Very interesting in that this same Dr. William Byrd Page appears in a message from Dolores C. Rutherford: From: "Dolores C. Rutherford" <dcr555@softcom.net> X-Mailer: Mozilla 3.04 (Win95; I) MIME-Version: 1.0 Old-To: PAGE-L@rootsweb.com Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; name="Page.pro" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline; filename="Page.pro" Subject: [PAGE-L] Bedford Co., PAGEs Resent-Message-ID: <"2ORg6.A.PcE.6sOp1"@fp-1.rootsweb.com> To: PAGE-L@rootsweb.com Resent-From: PAGE-L@rootsweb.com X-Mailing-List: <PAGE-L@rootsweb.com> archive/latest/664 X-Loop: PAGE-L@rootsweb.com Precedence: list Resent-Sender: PAGE-L-request@rootsweb.com In response to the post by Lynda Troutt Murphy on the family of William PAGE & Elizabeth JONES on 6 July 1998 and the Bedford Co., VA PAGE researchers, I'd like to submit this information from the John Wesley Page Papers (5 volumes) at the West VA State Archives in Charleston, W VA. J. W. Page was a descendant of James PAGE and Frances REYNOLDS of Bedford Co., VA and did extensive research to find James' parentage. Here is what he wrote on that: X 73-75: (reference for the following in these papers) "DR. WILLIAM BYRD PAGE (1751- ) of RICHMOND He appears in the Genealogy of the Page Family of Virginia as Dr. William Page (1753- ) of Richmond and is also shown on the records of William and Mary College as William Page. That his full name was William Byrd Page is definitely established by the fact that he is so recorded in the will of his father. He entered the Grammar School of William and Mary College April 19, 1763; graduated from the college March 25, 1771, and left immediately for Edinburgh, Scotland, to study medicine. It is not known how long he remained at Edinburgh or when he returned to Virginia, except that he did settle in Richmond and practice medicine there. He married, about 1777, a Miss Jones, presumably of Richmond. (snip) According to RCM Page ["Genealogy of the Page Family in Virginia," pp. 96-100] William Byrd Page was b. at North End (North River, Gloucester --- now Matthews Co.), VA, about 1753 the son of the Hon. John Page (the second son of Mann Page and Judith Carter) and Jane Byrd the daughter of Col. William E. Byrd of Westover, on James River. Charles City Co., VA and Maria Taylor of Kensington, England, his second wife. John Page was a Governor of Virginia and close friend of Thomas Jefferson). Col. William Byrd and his second wife are the ancestors of the famous Byrd families of Virginia and West Virginia. Dr. William Byrd Page removed to Richmond, VA. He m. about 1778, Miss Jones. GWP

In a message dated 1/13/99 7:49:33 AM, s.page@juno.com writes: << I know, isn't it strange that there are sooo many people concentrating on one particular area or another? I see many researching PAGE's in Maine, Vermont, Missouri, etc.. but none in the Carolinas to speak of. It's like no one has an interest in our southern roots but many a Yankee has traced their ancestors back to Europe. >> A yankee here!!! My problem is my Missouri PAGE came from Kentucky and Virginia. But I have been unable to connect anyone beyond that point because they are all named John or James. I have a ton of info on my North Carolina/Tennessee PARSONS and so on....but that doesn't help w/PAGE.

Re Steven Page's periodic posts requesting info on Pages in NC. I probably started a small flurry of interest in NC Pages about 15 months ago when I posted a distant cousin's work linking one NC Page family to the famous Colonel John Page of 17th century VA. The work of Dolores Rutherford and others pretty well demolished this link. I wrote to my cousin (he does not own a computer) and requested further info, and what he sent me supported Mrs. Rutherford's work! Steve, my family's Page roots are in the Duplin Co/Warsaw area and Goochland Co VA and hit a stonewall at Exolheath Page in the latter. From what I know about my NC Pages, I do not see any connection with your family. John Page, Lacey, WA

My Page was a native american slave (of owners in Plymouth MA), who was offered his freedom in exchange for assisting in the capture of general prescott. They wanted him, I suspect, because of his scouting abilities. when they arrived, the door (very large wooden) was locked. Barton was about to turn away when Prince said he would get them in. He backed up and used his head as a battering ram and busted through the door. He walked the general back to an awaiting american ship. Colonel Barton was awarded a sword from General Washington, some money, and a tract of land in Boston. There is even a Fort Barton in RI. My Page was given his freedom and lived out the rest of his days in poverty..... In a message dated 1/13/99 3:07:13 PM Eastern Standard Time, gwpage@erols.com writes: > At 09:06 AM 1/13/1999 -0500, Roger A. Chatell wrote: > >I am curious if there is any information or sentiment about Pages who > >lived in New England/New York around the time of the revolution in the > >1770s, 1780s.

This may be of no help at all, but you never know. There were several Page families in the 1850 census of Spartanburg County, SC . According to the Unity Baptist Church records several of these were members. The church records show members (not Pages) asking the church to hold their membership letters until a church could be established in Florida at which time they planned to transfer their membership. Since groups tended to go places together it is possible some of the Pages went also since two Page families moved their letters to an unspecified place about the same time. If I can help anyone with information from Spartanburg, SC or surrounding area, let me know. Page Lee -----Original Message----- From: Bobbie J Tate <cmemories@juno.com> To: PAGE-L@rootsweb.com <PAGE-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Wednesday, January 13, 1999 10:03 AM Subject: [PAGE-L] Another Elizabeth >Hi, >I'm looking for the parents of ANOTHER Elizabeth PAGE. Her name was >actually Martha Elizabeth PAGE. She was b. 03 DEC 1852 and she married >Lewis Melton AVERY. They were from the lower Alabama or Northern Florida >region. Any help will be greatly appreciated. Thanks > >Bobbie Tate >cmemories@juno.com > >___________________________________________________________________ >You don't need to buy Internet access to use free Internet e-mail. >Get completely free e-mail from Juno at http://www.juno.com/getjuno.html >or call Juno at (800) 654-JUNO [654-5866] > > >==== PAGE Mailing List ==== >Join and support RootsWeb, home of the PAGE list and many other genealogy lists and resources - go to http://www.rootsweb.com/ >

I am curious if there is any information or sentiment about Pages who lived in New England/New York around the time of the revolution in the 1770s, 1780s. Were many patriots, or were Pages more likely to be loyalists? If any fought, were these Pages on the American or British sides? Any thoughts or ideas, or facts, would be appreciated either on the list or to my personal address. Thanks! ROGER A. CHATELL West Warwick, RI

This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --part0_916252977_boundary Content-ID: <0_916252977@inet_out.mail.aol.com.1> Content-type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII --part0_916252977_boundary Content-ID: <0_916252977@inet_out.mail.aol.com.2> Content-type: message/rfc822 Content-transfer-encoding: 7bit Content-disposition: inline From: DLambb@aol.com Return-path: <DLambb@aol.com> To: ILROOTS-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Page Date: Wed, 13 Jan 1999 13:42:19 EST Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-transfer-encoding: 7bit Any one out there searching for information on Page families in Oregon? I have a few obits and birth information on Page's not in my line. OBITS for Jim Allen Page he was born in salines, Cal. Feb.6, 1937. died 1993. Gaenelle Jennie Page wife of Harold Page. Albert R. Page died Nov. 27, 1993 born Oct. 1, 1921 in ,Elyria, Ohio Births Marguerite Page 7 - 19 - 1911 father Carlos M. Page mother , Leona P. Smith Carolyn Annette Page born 7 - 4- 1898 in Oregon Lowell Page born 2-14-1918 Smith ville, Mc Curtian, OK. father John Wilks Booth Page mother, Lucy Ray Margaret Page born 11- 27 - 1877 in Macoupin, ILL father Elisha W. Page he was born Easton , MASS,2-11-1841 mother Anna Marie williams Wallace Dimmick Page born 10-22-1900 in Oregon Wilmer C.Page born 3-15-1894 Portland,Oregon father Hazen Thayer Page also born in Portland , Oregon 5-29-1869 mother Agnes H. Dakyns, born London, Eng. 9-15-1872 Edward Jerome Page died 7- 1- 1900?? no birth date he was born in TENN. father Gabriel Page born in VA.mother not given If anyone would like more information on any of the above . Please contact me I full obits for the person's named . And I have birth/ death certificate #'s for most of the birth's ? death's listed. hope this helps some one. Happy hunting , Sharon, Oregon --part0_916252977_boundary--

Hello to all on the Page List this is a repost, I am searching for the parents and siblings Jemima B. Page b. about 1754 in VA. She was married about 1774 in NC to William Harvey, b. 1754 Guilford Co., NC. Jemima died in Indiana about 1850. Jemima is thought to be the daughter of John Page or Benjamin Page, a neighbor of William Harvey in Randolph Co., NC. William and Jemima B. (Page) Harvey settled in Indiana in the early 1800s. Their first location was Wayne Co., IN, then they moved on to Henry Co., IN. They were the parents of eleven children: Evan, Sarah, Mary, John P., Elizabeth, Benjamin, Michael, William, Absalom, James, and Nancy. All of the children were born in NC. Any information would be deeply appreciated. I will share any and all information that I have. Nancy Beall sundial22@aol.com

Hi, I'm looking for the parents of ANOTHER Elizabeth PAGE. Her name was actually Martha Elizabeth PAGE. She was b. 03 DEC 1852 and she married Lewis Melton AVERY. They were from the lower Alabama or Northern Florida region. Any help will be greatly appreciated. Thanks Bobbie Tate cmemories@juno.com ___________________________________________________________________ You don't need to buy Internet access to use free Internet e-mail. Get completely free e-mail from Juno at http://www.juno.com/getjuno.html or call Juno at (800) 654-JUNO [654-5866]

I agree on the concentration of searches. I know that my Page line is somewhere in Texas and New Mexico, but I get a roadblock after great grandparents because of lack of information. Any other searchers out there in the same area? -----Original Message----- From: Steven R Page <s.page@juno.com> To: PAGE-L@rootsweb.com <PAGE-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Wednesday, January 13, 1999 2:39 PM Subject: Re: [PAGE-L] North Carolina PAGE >I know, isn't it strange that there are sooo many people concentrating on >one particular area or another? I see many researching PAGE's in Maine, >Vermont, Missouri, etc.. but none in the Carolinas to speak of. It's >like no one has an interest in our southern roots but many a Yankee has >traced their ancestors back to Europe. > >The same goes for my MINOR/MINER lines. They have been done to death >concerning the English MINERs of Virginia but no one has concentrated on >our French-Canadian MINORs, which are also my lines. > >Steven Page > >On Wed, 13 Jan 1999 09:20:09 -0500 (EST) s02916@GROG.RIC.EDU writes: >>On Tue, 5 Jan 1999, Steven R Page wrote: >> >>> Is anyone doing PAGE lines other than those in New England and >>Virginia? >>> >>> I can't seem to find anyone who is doing research in North >>Carolina??? >>> Where are you guys? >> >>SORRY DUDE, I'M STILL WAITING TO FIND ANYONE ELSE WORKING ON QUEBEC >>PAGES! >> >>ROGER CHATELL >>Rhode Island >> >> > >Steven Page > >Got a business? Got a hobby? Need a WEB PAGE Designed >or maintained? Contact us and lets see what we can >create for you! s.page@juno.com (or) SPage1957@aol.com > >___________________________________________________________________ >You don't need to buy Internet access to use free Internet e-mail. >Get completely free e-mail from Juno at http://www.juno.com/getjuno.html >or call Juno at (800) 654-JUNO [654-5866] > > >==== PAGE Mailing List ==== >Visit GENEALOGY RESOURCES ON THE INTERNET - >http://members.aol.com/johnf14246/internet.html >

Anyone have further info on George? Thanks..Linda Name: George Martin PAGE Birth Date: 29 Jun 1891 Birth Place: Myers, Howard Co., MO Death Date: Before 1955 Father: George Hilton PAGE (1863-1955) Mother: Careen H. OWEN (1866-1940) Notes: 1910 Randolph Co, Moniteau Twp, Randolph St. 276/285 George Page 47 married 27 yrs. 4 children-4-4 alive Carpenter MO-MO-MO Catherine 43 MO-MO-MO George 18 MO-MO-MO Garrett 9 MO-MO-MO (Note: the above Catherine is Careen H. OWEN PAGE and "Garrett" is Garnet S. PAGE..Linda) Research: Birthdate for George Martin Page from Family Bible of Careen OWEN PAGE. This Bible is in my possession...Linda He is not listed in obituary of his Father, George Hilton Page 1955.

Hi- This seems relevant to the recent discussion: The Governors of Maryland, Frank F. White Jr., 1970, Twentieth Century Printing, Baltimore. p. 165, Thomas SWANN 1866-1869 : Thomas SWANN, a railroad executive whose political career encompassed three radically different political parties, was born in Alexandria, Virginia, in 1805 or 1806. He would never tell the exact date of his birth, but a close relative asserted that at the time of his death, he was seventy-seven years of age. His father, also named Thomas SWANN, was a prominent lawyer who had practiced in Washington, where he had filled the office of United States Attorney for the District of Columbia. His mother, who before her marriage had been Jane Byrd PAGE, was a member of one of the first families of Virginia. SWANN attended Columbian College's preparatory school in Washington and the University of Virginia, and following his graduation, he studied law in his father's office. When President Andrew Jackson appointed the United States Commission to Naples in 1833 to negotiated the settlement of Spoliation claims, Swann was chosen Secretary and served in this capacity until the Commission completed its work in the following year. In November 1834, SWANN married Elizabeth SHERLOCK, a granddaughter of Robert GILMOR of Baltimore. They had four daughters and one son. In 1878, when he was over seventy years old, Swann married Josephine THOMPSON, a sister of House Speaker Samuel RANDALL, but this second marriage did not last, ending in separation very shortly. p. 169 : After his long term had ended, he moved back to his home, "Morven," near Leesburg, Virginia. His health began to fail, and he died there on July 24, 1883. At his request, his body was returned to Baltimore, where, after funeral services at St. Paul's Protestant Episcopal Church, he was buried in Greenmount Cemetery. Chet Magno cmagno@drc.com

Daniel B. Page wrote: > > Help!!! > > Can anyone help me find information on a Bennett PAGE. b. about 1828 in > NC.?? Possibly Pitt Co. He m. Sarah Hewitt in Brunswick Co. His children > are: > > Anne E. Page b. 1.4.1849 > Eliza Jane Page b. 7.29.1849 > Julia Frances Page b. 3.8.1853 > Huldah Victoria Page b. 3.22.1855 > William H. Page b 12.29.1856 > John S. Page b. 7.22.1859 > James Henry Page b. 4.27.1861 > Daniel Bennett Page b 3.6.1863 > > These dates are from the Bennett Page Bible...Written by William H Page. > > Bennett died in Yankee Prison Camp in Elmira NY on 3.7.1865. > > Bennett was listed as a Cooper in the 1860 census.. He was employed in > the Naval Stores Industry as was Daniel Bennett Page & his s. William > Edward Page, Sr ( my f.) > > Daniel Bennett Page, II...aka Jack > > ==== HAMILTON Mailing List ==== > Hamilton National Genealogical Society, Inc > 215 SW 20th Terrace > Oak Grove, MO 64075-9248

The Page line I am researching: William PAGE d. 1790 Alexandria - Will Book E, pp.391/392, 20 Sep 1790. His son Charles PAGE b. 1768 d.29 Nov1839; Officer in the Bank of the Potomac on Prince St. Alexandria; Officer in the Alexandria-Washington Lodge #22; and, "One of the founders" of St. Paul's Episcopal Church of Alexandria. He married Ann_____ , and I am aware of only 3 children : (1) Wm Byrd PAGE b. 15 Jun 1803 d. 11May 1851. He was in business with Richard H. CLAGETT in Alexandria and high-up in the Masonic Lodge #22. He married Mary RAMSAY, dau. John RAMSAY b ca. 1759 d. 13 Sep 1821 of Dalhousie Castle, Bonnyrigg Scotland. They married 23 Oct 1828. They had 9 children: Ann Eliza. 1829-1904; John Ramsay 1832-1848; Charles Craig 1835-1864; Catherine Ramsay 1838-1886; Wm Byrd Jr. 1840-1914; Washing- ton Craig 1841-1884; Mary Clarissa 1844-1885; Colin Auld 1845-____ ; and Elias Harrison 1847- ____ . (2) Washington C. PAGE b. 1800 d. 1854. Cashier of the Bank of the Potomac. I believe he married Eliza. Ann Clagett, dau. ? Thos. Dorsey CLAGETT. (3) Eliza. PAGE m. George L. MAUKENHEIMER (Alex. Gazette 25 Oct 1827). I have never come across the name Abednigo PAGE in association with my Page ancestors. A Maryland reference for my PAGEs will be found in the 1860 and 1870 Census for Charles County. I have more on them but am at work and will have to send later... Chet (Charles Page Magno) cmagno@drc.com

I am quoting my sister again. Without her I would not have had this information. "There is a JESSE PAGE listed in the Anne Arundel Co., Md. 1810 census index that I also want to read." "I have a "suspicion" that he is Abednego's father. Montgomery Co. Md. is close to Frederick Co. Virginia and it makes good sense to name your first son after your father and your second son after the wife's father." "Other information on Jesse Page of Montgomery Co. Md. found is a "Jossey" (sic) Page is listed for that county in the lists of Oaths of Fidelity for Md. in 1778, and a birth record for a Rachel Page, daughter of Jesse and Mary Page born in 1791." "There is supposed to be a book at the library on Montgomery Co., Md. marriages that I couldn't find on the shelf." Thank you all for your answers to my questions. There has got to be someone out there working on these same lines. I had been reading everyones letters ever sence I joined the PAGE-L. It has been very interesting. Once I started writing in I found it to be so easy! Thank you PAGE-L. Sincerely, Eloise Page nvbear@tele-net.net

Hi, Abednigo PAGE is not my line; but, as many of you know, I've been reading the personal property tax lists of most of the VA counties from 1782 onward, some as late as 1850....this in preparation to publishing my next book on the PAGE Family Abstracts in VA Counties. The following does not solve your ancestry of Abednigo PAGE, but perhaps it will give you some new information for further research. Abednigo PAGE appears in the Frederick Co., VA tax lists as Bednigo PAGE from 1818-1821. Most of the Frederick Co. PAGEs belong to the Col. John PAGE (immigrant) line and those appear in a different list from the one from the one where Abednigo appears. Abednigo and an Ann PAGE appear in the "other" list and are probably related (possibly mother and son???). Ann PAGE first appears in these lists in 1814 and continues to appear through 1819. The "other" list in this county first shows a William Byrd PAGE who appears to be pretty well "heeled" as he has a number of slaves and horses and a coachee when first listed in 1810. Wm. continues in this "other" list as the only one in it through 1813. In the latter year, his name is shown as: William B. PAGE heirs Then the lists show Ann PAGE as given above and then Bednigo PAGE in the years listed for him previously here. I haven't searched the probate records for Frederick Co., but perhaps there is a will or other probate record to list his heirs. If William B. and Ann prove to be the parents of Bednigo (Abednigo) PAGE, then it appears that they might also belong to the Col. John PAGE line. The name William Byrd PAGE was given to a number of descendants of Col. John PAGE in the line of the "Honorable" John PAGE of "North End", Gloucester Co., VA who md. Jane BYRD. There are others who are more informed on the Col. John PAGE line than I who might be able to help you on this. The "Maryland" birthplace could be O.K. for Abednigo/Bednigo PAGE if his father was the Will B. PAGE who was in the City of Alexandria in the 1800 Personal Property Tax List. I think that, at one time, Alexandria (being just across the Potomac River from Washington, D.C.) was considered part of the District of Columbia as late as 1840 and possibly later. Therefore, it might also thought to have been MD. I'm not sure about this; but, if it is true, that would explain why it was said that Abednigo was born in MD. Perhaps someone could clarify or correct me on this. An added bit of information....I also noticed the first name of CHARLES in your Benjamin PAGE's family. Although it is two generations down from Abednigo, it could have come down from the Charles PAGE (banker) who appears in Alexandria (census and tax records) from the early 1800's until the 1830 Census. If related to this PAGE line, I'm not sure of a possible connection to Col. John PAGE although there may be one. Dolores C. Rutherford in California

According to transcripts of Census Records extracted and compiled by Dolores C. Rutherford in 1998, Abednigo Page was listed as the Head of a Household in Pugh Town, Frederick Co., VA, in the 1820 Census. His household consisted of himself and wife (both aged 16-26) plus one male under 10 years old with one person working in agriculture. No Page entries in Pugh Town, Frederick Co. in 1830 (Abednigo Page does NOT appear in the county), and no Page entries appear in Frederick Co. in 1850. It is important to remember that until 1850 ONLY the names of Heads of the Household were enumerated in the Federal Censuses that were taken every ten years starting from 1790. Each of the Federal Censuses has a different format for showing the numbers of males, females, slaves, others, etc. in each household. Even after 1850 when the ages and names of each member of the household were also enumerated ONLY the names of the Head of the Household appear in the Census Indexes. The person who had previously been listed in the 1830 Fed. Census Index as a Head of Household but not in the 1840 Fed. Census Index may have been still alive and living with a child, a friend, or in some institution; although the assumption that he died is a good starting point and good possibility of being proven to be true. The moral is that researchers who have family members that should, or could, appear in the Federal Census Enumerations starting in 1850 should examine the complete Federal Census Record that is available on Microfilm in the National Archives in Washington, D.C. and their various Branch Offices throughout the country. In many cases the local county libraries may have Federal Census record extracts of their own county available in their Local History/Genealogy section. Most of the Census info published on CD-ROM in Family Tree Maker's Family Archives series is unfortunately an Index and not a complete enumeration. In the case of their "Census Index: Selected Counties - 1840 and 1850" they do not even contain the family info as to the number of males and females by category in the household! George W. Page _________ At 10:46 PM 1/10/1999 -0800, you wrote: >A listing in the 1820 Virginia index for Abednego Page looks like he came >to Ohio between 1821 and 1828. He is listed in the 1830 Ohio index but not >the 1840. [ He must have died between 1837 and 1840. The last child >Matilda born.] The 1820 Page listing is for Frederick Co. Virginia, which >is in the northern part near Maryland. Seems that Abednego Page married >and had two sons > in Virginia and then moved to Ohio and had two more sons and a daughter by >1830. Then two more daughters and possibly another son before he died >prior to 1840. [Joseph appears to have been born in 1831 so there is a son >and a daughter we don't know the names of.] There are no Page's listed for >the 1840 census in Tuscarawas Co. Perhaps the daughter born between 1821 >and 1825 had married by then and they were all listed under his family name >as head of household. The children of Abednego and Elizabeth [Shane, >Shehen, Sheehan] Page appear to be; Jesse and William, Born in Virginia. >Asbury, Joseph, Mary A., Matilda, born in Ohio. Also another >daughter and possibly another son, born in Ohio. In the 1880 census >William said his father was born in Maryland and his mother was born in >Virginia. Therefore we don't know at this time when he came to Frederick >Co., Virginia. My sister sent me this information and I was hoping someone >would have more information to add to it. Sincerely, Eloise Page >nvbear@tele-net.net > > >==== PAGE Mailing List ==== >Join and support RootsWeb, home of the PAGE list and many other genealogy lists and resources - go to http://www.rootsweb.com/ >

Hi Donna....I had a feeling that you might be interested and so dug in my files for you. I am sending a copy of this information to some of the lists that I'm on in case others with relatives that worked for the railroad are not aware of this resource. connie The Board that I mentioned is the U.S. Railroad Retirement Board. It administers a Federal retirement benefit program covering the nation's railroad workers. The recrods it maintains deal primarily with the administration and payment of these benefits. The Board will provide information from its records on deceased persons for the purpose of genealogical research. The fee for the search is $16 and is payable before any search is attempted. It is not refundable, even if information is not located or if the file has been destroyed. Check should be made payable to the Railroad Retirement Board, and sent to Office of Public Affairs Railroad Retirement Board 844 North Rush Street Chicago, Illinois 60611-2092. The Board was not established until the mid-1930s and it began maintaining its records in 1937. The Board would not have any records of persons who died prior to its inception. Nor would it generally have any pertinent records of persons whose rail service was performed on a casual bais an/or was of short duration. The Board's records are kept by the railroad employee's social security number. In some cases, if that number is not available, having the employee's full name, including middle name or initial, and complete dates of birth and death may be of some help in determining whether there are any records. However, if the surname is relatively common, it is usually not possible to make a positive identification without the ss number. Even with those caveats, here was my experience. I did have his social security number. The records sent me covered his service with the Southern Pacific Company starting in 1906 (age 16) and it was indeed sparodic service over the years up to the time in 1957 when he and one of his former wives applied for benefits. It covered his service with the Southern Pacific Co, the Union Pacific RR, the Washington RR Navigation Company [all from 1906 to 1918] in states of California, Oregon, and Washington. It covered Northern Pacific Railroad work from 1936-1938 in Texas. It covered Southern Pacific from 1941-1952....only a few months at a time.....and in addition, there were names and dates of his three wives and notation about work that he did in Ohio which was not associated with the railroad from Aug 1956 to Aug 1957. I also provided them with the dates of his birth and death. I was happy with the information they sent, about 20-30 pages worth. Hope you have enough information to get some records from them. connie