Every now and then, a member of this list shares an unusual spelling of "Renshaw" found on an index. I just discovered two of my Renshaws on the 1900 index alphabetized as Benshar. Sigh. Eleanor

Hi All, I have just returned from a research trip to PA. I found this in a Book which is a collection of the Virginia Historical Magazine on page 367 - Hope it helps someone! Gwen xi. Willianna Bradley,8 b. July 24, 1853, m. Oct. 16, 1873, Warren Washington Minor, b. Mar. 27, 1843, d. Jan. 19, 1922, son of Wil­liam Stout Minor and Polly Wright of East Ala. Issue, eleven. (a) Rosa Lee Minor,9 .b. Aug. 22, 1874, m. Dec. 25, 1889, James Franklin Elliott, .b. Aug. 26, 1868, d. 9th of June, 1935, son of Thomas Alexander Elliott and Mary Elizabeth Hosey of Jef­ferson Co., Ala. Issue, six. (b) Minnie Gurley Minor,9 b. June 27, 1876, m. Mar. 2, 1902, James Edwin Renshaw, of Ohio, b. Dec. 14, 1864, d. Mar. 25, 1917, in Jefferson Co. Ala. Issue, one son, Wm. Warren Renshaw. (c) Richard Morgan Minor,9 b. July 23, 1878, d. unmarried Dec. 14, 1901. (d) Azzie Anna Vir­ginia Minor,9 b. Feb. 19, 1881, m. Oct. 18, 1899, Edward Moore, who d. 1930, son of James Moore of B'gham, Ala.Issue, one. (e) Sally Belle Minor,9 b. Apr. 14, 1883, d. Apr. 23, 1921, m. John Steadman Elliott who d. in 1939. Issue, four. (f) Grover Cleve­land Minor,9 b. Feb. 20, 1886, m. Nov. 4, 1913, ! Pauline Hallmark, dau. of Alexander Johnson Hallmark and Druscilla Love of Jef­ferson Co. Ala. Issue, three. (g) Samuel Alonzo Minor,9 b. Sep. 24, 1888, m. July 14, 1936, Mrs. Emma Adeline Whited, widow of James W. Whited, and dau. of Louis Talton Fendley and Nancy Jane Tidwell of Oneonta, Ala. (h) Tolliver Byron Minor,9 b. Mar. 1, 1891, m. Travina Free, of Tuscaloosa, Ala. Issue, two. (i) William Thomas Minor ,9 b. June 28, 1893, m. Mavis Andrews, of Dora, Ala.Issue, four.(j &k-twins) Jesse Jay Minor,9 b. Apr. 10, 1896, m. May 22, 1936, Nell Partain, dau. of Charles Robert Partain and Mary Frances Wood of Argo. Ala. Issue, three. Bessie May Minor,9 b. Apr. 10, 1896, m. George A. Jordan of San Jose, Cal. Issue, four.

Proprietary Tax Records for Phila. have been extracted from the PA Archives 3rd Series Moyamencin Twp. 1769 Richard Renshaw taxed on 3 horse & I cattle tax 2.6.8 ( assume this was pounds) James Renshaw, listed directly under Richard, but no tax ( does this mean he was living on same property with Richard or too poor to pay tax) John Renshaw, butcher, 27 acres 4 horses 4 cattle tax 11.4.0 William Renshaw -- no tax. ( Listed directly under under John) Further down the list is: Elizabeth Renshaw 45 acres, 2 horses, 3 cattle tax 14. 3.4 Moyamensing 1774 ( notice the change in spelling believe the Twp became the the village of Moyamensing, there is an area of Phila. still known by that name.) Richard Renshaw, 2 horses, 1 cattle tax 1.13.4 James Renshaw - no tax ( listed directly under Richard) Montgomery County 1774 ( which was formed from Phila.) John Renshaw 17 3/4 acres 4 horses, 4 cattle tax 12.8.0 William Renshaw- no Tax Different Tax record, Now called State TAX 1779 for county of Phila.- Some of the names are followed by abbreviations, John Renshaw, d., tax 4.0.0 Thomas Renshaw, p.h.'d & estate, 2.5.0 William Renshaw, p.h.'d. & estate, 2.50 Effective Supply Tax 1780 County of Phila. John Renshaw, Farmer valuation $5,875 tax 95.15.0 William Renshaw, no Valuation , Tax 30.0.0 9 (Listed right under John is this his son?) Thomas Renshaw, no evaluation, Tax 30.0.0 ( same comment) Effective Supply Tax Phila County1781 Richard Renshaw's est., valuation $1200 tax 15.6.0 Providence Twp 1781, Phila County Thomas Renshaw's est. valuation $300 Tax 3.0.0 1782 Thomas Renshaw's est., valuation $300, tax 3.10.3 Federal Tax Philadelphia County 1783 Richard Renshaw has no property of his own listed, but appears to be executor or trustee for these folks:( For Reynold Keen's est. 67 acres For Proprietors estate, f , 23 acres ( was this Richards fathers property?) For Richard Hockley's est. 31 acres For William Hockley's est. 16 1/2 acres. Richard Renshaw's est, 11 acres Richard Renshaw's, est., 32 1/2 acres

>From the Ancestry.com collection of historic newspapers: Fort Wayne, Indiana The Weekly Sentinel, January 3, 1912 Antwerp, O. News "Earl Renshaw returned to Ada, O., Monday, where he is attending college." Eleanor

This is from the 1880 Census CD for Pennsylvania. Maximize screen for better viewing. 1880 Census Place: Hopewell, Cumberland, Pennsylvania Source: FHL Film 1255122 National Archives Film T9-1122 Page 438A Relation Sex Marr Race Age Birthplace Catharin RUNSHAW Self F W W 59 PA Occ: Keeping House Fa: PA Mo: PA Elizabeth RUNSHAW Dau F S W 34 PA Occ: Keeping House Fa: PA Mo: PA Johnson RUNSHAW Son M S W 31 PA Occ: Farmer Fa: PA Mo: PA Jacob RUNSHAW Son M S W 25 PA Occ: Blacksmith Fa: PA Mo: PA David RUNSHAW Other M S W 21 PA Occ: Works On Farm Fa: PA Mo: PA Eleanor

Some of the newcomers to this group may not be aware of Mortality Schedules. These were addenda to the censuses of 1850-1880 which showed who had died during the twelve months previous to the census date. Ancestry.com has put a few of the indexes to the Mortality Schedules online. A portion of the information for the Renshaws listed is as follows: 1850 RENSHAW JOHN PHILADELPHIA CO. PA 82 M OCT PA OLD AGE 1850 RENSHAW MARY MONROE CO. IN 78 F MAY IR CONSUMPTION 1850 RENSHAW THOMAS P. MACON CO. IL 2M M MAR IL ERYSIPELAS 1850 RENSHAW THOMAS P. MACON CO. IL 2M M MAR IL ERYSIPELAS 1850 RENSHAW THOMAS P. MACON CO. IL 2M M MAR IL ERYSIPELAS 1860 RENSHAW A. COOPER CO. MO 64 M DEC TN BOWELINFLA FARMER 1860 RENSHAW A. COOPER CO. MO 64 M DEC TN UNKNOWN FARMER 1860 RENSHAW ELIZABETH WASHINGTON CO. TN 25 F MAY TN TYPHOIDFEV HOUSEKEEPER 1860 RENSHAW WILEY CHRISTIAN CO. KY 42 M SEP KY TYPHOID F FARMER 1870 RENSHAW ELIZABETH PRESTON CO. WV 30 F JUN VA CONSUMPTN HOUSEWIFE 1870 RENSHAW FRANKLIN PRESTON CO. WV 5 M MAR WV SPINAL DIS 1870 RENSHAW RICHARD LUZERNE CO. PA 4 M JUN PA SCARLET FVR 1880 RENSHAW L. H. TIOGA CO. PA 34 M DEC NY ASTHMA SAWMILL WORKER 1850 RANSHAW MARTHA BUCKS CO. PA 60 F SEP PA DYSENTERY 1860 RANSHAW REBECCA KENTON CO. KY 29 F NOV EN CONSUMPTIO 1880 RENCHER MANUEL X CLARKE CO. MS 10M M NOV MS MALFORMED Eleanor

Hi everyone, Someone on another list suggested this site for old picures and other items. The first item is a letter from Alexander Graham Bell to an A. G. Renshaw, written in 1883. See if you recognize any of the Renshaws mentioned, and let us know if they are part of your family. http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/mdbquery.html Tina Ellis

I spent this Sunday afternoon browsing thru the Renshaw List archives for information on my particular line. I discovered several mentions of these people, and thought I might offer the information I have. By way of introduction I am a great-great granddaughter of Elijah S. Renshaw and Indiana V. Baker. Elijah's father's name is not known; his mother's first name was Mary (also known as Polly), her last name is not known. Elijah had a least one brother (John Perry) and two sisters (Sarah and Eliza). John Perry married Elizabeth Carr. Sarah married Freeman Baker, and Eliza married William Baker (Freeman's brother). I have birth, death, and marriage dates for most the descendents of these families up through the mid-1900's. I also have photos of family members dating back to the late 1800's, along with correspondence, poems, stories, written recollections, etc. I would be pleased to share any of this information with anyone having a connection to this line. What I do not have, as established earlier in this missive, is the first name of Elijah's father and the maiden name of his mother. This is my brick wall. Unsubstantiated reports mention the father was originally from Rowan NC and had died in TN, and that his first name might have been Henry (other reports mention it was also Elijah .. not the one who settled in Sangamon County). The 1850 & 1860 Censuses for Pope County show Mary (Polly) was born in Virginia. All four of the children (John Perry, Elijah, Sarah and Eliza) were born in Tennessee according to the Censuses. I look forward to hearing from other researchers on this line. If you'd like me to send the data I have as an attachment, kindly write directly to me (offlist). Laura Baumhueter Cordingley Researching: Pope County IL: Renshaw, Burgess Clinton County IL: Baumhueter, Mensing, Schoo, Schracke

Found today while surfing.... Hope it helps someone. http://roots.8j.net/banning/obethcem.html (Obeth Cemetery, Burke Co., N. C. ) RENSHAW, ABRAHAM NO DATE- 01/04/1835

Descendants of William Renshaw and Mary Tomlinson - originally residents of Bucks & Philadelphia counties of PA, who moved to Montgomery county, MD. Mary (6)Tomlinson, Anna(Paxson), Tomlinson(5)(Husband was Henry Tomlinson), William Paxson(4),William Paxson(3), Mary(Watson) Paxson(2), Thomas Watson (1) ( wife Rebecca Mark): d.1886: m. 2-1820 William Renshaw, son of Thomas & Elizabeth (Potts) Renshaw. A farmer; resided in Montgomery, County, MD. 8 children: 1. Charles (7)Renshaw, b. 11 month____: d. 1873 unmarried 2. Henry (7)Renshaw, b. 4 month 13th day___: m. 1st, Mary Spates; m. 2nd Eliza Spates by 2nd m. 1. child. 3.Thomas (7)Renshaw, b. 1826; m. Anna Spates; seven children. 4. Elizabeth (7) Renshaw, b. ? m. John Bohren; 7 children 5. Martha (7) Renshaw, m. William Hardesty, son of Samuel & Martha Hardesty resided Montgomery county, MD; 1 child, Lelia(8) Hardesty, b. 4/23/1866 6. William(7) Renshaw, m. Emma Heifner, resided Montgomery county, MD; 1 child. 7. Lousia(7) Renshaw, d. unmarried 8. Samuel(7) Renshaw, m. 3/15/1877, Alice Huddleston; Resided Montgomery county, MD; four children: 1. Mary (8) Renshaw b. 12/6/1877, 2. Katie(8) Renshaw, 3. Lousia (8) Renshaw , 4. Hattie(8) Renshaw. * note from Gwen Maurer: incorrect date for the marriage of Mary Tomlinson & William Renshaw the correct date is 2/5/1818 in Philadelphia, PA. Children of William & Mary Renshaw and their descendants 2. Henry (7) Renshaw, Mary Tomlinson Renshaw(6), Anna Paxson Tomlinson(5), William Paxson(4), William Paxson(3),, Mary Watson Paxson (2), Thomas Watson (1) b. 4/13__; m. 1st, 12 month 1849, Mary Spates: 5 children: 1.0 Frank(8) Renshaw b. 9/6/1850; m. Eliza Fletcher; 5 children resided Montgomery county, MD. 2.0 Clayton (8) Renshaw, b. 5/16/1852; unmarried in 1887. 3.0 Fannie(8) Renshaw, b. 4/4/1854; m. S.B. Lyddon; Resided in Montgomery, Co., MD: 3 children 4.0 Mary(8) Renshaw, b. 11/27/1856; unmarried in 1887 5.0 Charles(8) Renshaw, b. 11/27/1860; unmarried in 1887. 2. Henry (7) Renshaw married 2nd , 11month 1865, Eliza Spates, resided in Montgomery Co., MD: 1 child: Alice (8) Renshaw, b. 6/11/1867. End of descendants for Henry Renshaw and Mary Spates & Eliza Spates 3.Thomas (7) Renshaw, Mary Tomlinson Renshaw(6), Anna (Paxson)Tomlinson 95), William Paxson (4), William Paxson(3) Mary(Watson)Paxson(2), Thomas Watson (1)(wife Rebecca Mark) b. 10/23/1826; m. 1/3/1862, Annie Spates; hE was a farmer , he resided in Montgomery Co., MD; 4 children: a. Eliza(8) Renshaw, b. 11/6/1863; unmarried in 1887 b. Mattie (8) Renshaw, b. 11/6/1865; unmarried in 1887. c. Alfred(8) S.Renshaw , b. 10/15/1867; unmarried in 1887 d. Thomas (8) Renshaw, b. 1870: died 1874. 4. Elizabeth(7) Renshaw, Mary (Tomlinson) Renshaw(6), Anna (Paxson) Tomlinson (5), William Paxson(4), William Paxson(3), Mary (Watson)Paxson (2), Thomas Watson (1) (wife Rebecca Mark); m. 10 month 1850, John Bohren, son of Jacob & Elizabeth (Grammer) Bohren, resided in Montgomery Co., MD: 7 children: a. Lizzie (8) Bohren, unmarried in 1887 b Bettie(8) Bohren, m. Charles Higgins: 4 child c. Frederic(8) Bohren, unmarried in 1887 d. d. John (8) Bohren, unmarried in 1887 e. Henry (8) Bohren, unmarried in 1887 f. Martha (8) Bohren, unmarried in 1887 g. Lewis(8) Bohren, unmarried in 1887

John B. RENSHAW B.abt.1864 in US. Married Abt.1881 to Susie(Susan) ALBRO. B.1863 D.1894 . Wife # 2 ,Anna WELLS. John was in Montreal,Canada 1897(1901 Census) Return to US Died.abt.1939 in PA, OH.,or WV.He was in Lebanon,PA.around the 1800's SUSIE ALBRO children; Esther, Jessie, and Clarence Hulbert 1888-1972 (my father).All born in US. John may have had a brother ,EWEN RENSHAW. Searching for John's and SUSIE's line. Sincerely ,Gordon Renshaw mailto:RENNY23@GRU.NET

Here are a few entries I found online for the variant spelling "Renshow": Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Directories, 1888-92 on Ancestry.com Jas Renshow glass blwr 2119 Wrights alley Pittsburgh PA 1890 American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI) on Ancestry.com RENSHOW, Thomas Birth Date: 176? Birth Place: New York Maryland Census, 1772-1890 on Ancestry.com & Genealogy.com RENSHOW, HARIET State: MD Year: 1840 RENSHOW, JOHN State: MD Year: 1800 American Civil War Soldiers on Ancestry.com William Renshow Residence: Laporte County, Indiana >From a book about the Pritchard family on Genealogy.com Eliza [Choat] m. Lemuel Renshow of Hennessey, Okla. Eleanor

For Tulare Co., California from the website http://www.cagenweb.com/cpl/tulare/tchop3.htm#r HOME OF PEACE CEMETERY, was established in 1908 and is known for the number of ornate monuments it contains. It is located on East Olive Street, near Porterville Cemetery and Hillcrest Cemetery. .... RENSCHAW William age 41 bur 14 Nov 1914 D-10-1 I do not know what D-10-1 represents. Perhaps it is a plot number. Eleanor

I read the entries for quite a few Renshaws in Texas the other day. I did not find the Renshaw I was looking for, but I found a few that were interesting for one reason or another: 1900 1 Ward Temple, Bell County, Texas Series: T623 Microfilm: 1610 Book: 2 Page: 81 Ed Renshaw, boarder, b. 1875, married, 4 children, b. OH RR clerk [Ed was interesting because his family was not with him at the boarding house] 1900 1 Ward El Paso, El Paso County, Texas Series: T623 Microfilm: 1630 Book: 2 Page: 66 Bert Renshaw & Mrs. Renshaw, ages 26 & 27, m. 1 yr, no children. Bert b. in an unreadable state beginning with N (perhaps Nebraska) and parents b. in Ohio. Mrs. Renshaw b. in Pennsylvania, parents b. in England. Bert was a musician and Mrs. Renshaw was an actress. [This is interesting because Mrs. Renshaw is listed in the index as head of household. The index shows "Renshaw, Mrs."] 1900 2 Justice Precinct, Titus County, Texas Series: T623 Microfilm: 1672 Book: 1 Page: 210 Benny Ranshaw, orphan b. 1888 in Oklahoma; parents b. Missouri. Living w. John Rea family. Does anyone know who Benny's parents were? Eleanor

Here is a possible Renshaw: BRENSHAW, ELISHA State: MD Year: 1840 County: Baltimore County Township: Baltimore 3rd Ward Page: 143 Database: MD 1840 Federal Census Index Eleanor

I have been looking at entries for the name Benshaw. Among others, I found the following on Ancestry.com: BENSHAW, MARTHA State: PA Year: 1870 County: Luzerne County Record Type: Federal Population Schedule Township: Plymouth Borough Page: 537 Database: PA 1870 Federal Census Index Does anyone know if Martha was a Benshaw or a Renshaw? If she was a Renshaw, we may want to look at other Renshaw names that might be misread as beginning with B -- Banshaw, Bencher, and so on. Eleanor

Samuel Crockett m. Seraphina Renshaw b. 1831 TN in Washington Co., TN. They followed her brother to Montana in the 1850's. I received information from an obituary for Seraphina: "Sam Crockett was called to Spokane on Thursday by the news that his mother, Mrs. S.C. Crockett (should be S.H.), had passed away in that city at the home of her brother, Robert M. Renshaw, who formerly resided in the valley here, and later for many years in Butte. Mrs. Crockett came to Bozeman with her only son about 1879 and had made her home in Bozeman until a few months ago when she went to Spokane to live with her brother......" I think this line of Renshaws later went to CA. I meant to post this earlier. Donna

Here is an interesting entry from the website http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Acres/8845/ivmen.html PENNSYLVANIA in the War of the Revolution, Battalions and Line. 1775-1783 Edited by John Blair Linn and William H. Egle MD, Vol II Harrisburg: Lane S. Hart, State Printer, 1880. FOURTH CONTINENTAL LIGHT DRAGOONS (R S T) ...... Ranshaer, [Renshaw,] Bennett. (My apologies if this has been posted in the past. I am particularly interested in the spelling variation as posted.) Eleanor

This is a partial list of RENCHER men who registered for the WWI Civilian Draft: You can find them listed at http://userdb.rootsweb.com/ww1/draft/search.cgi Last Name First Names Birth Ethnic GRP Birth Site or Other Info City/County State District Rencher Bill 1890 B Binnsville MS Kemper MS Rencher Charley 21 Sep 1891 W Walnut MS Tippah MS Rencher Clarence 12 May 1896 B Clarke Co. MS Clarke MS Rencher Cleveland 8 Apr 1886 B Kemper MS Rencher Ed 1890 B Scooba MS Kemper MS Rencher Edgar 29 Nov 1898 W Alcorn MS Rencher Guy Jack 18 Dec 1877 W Kemper MS Rencher Henry Milton 24 Dec 1893 W near Rienzi MS Alcorn MS Rencher Henry Wilson 15 Nov 1881 B relat. lives Nashville TN Kemper MS Rencher Jay Grant 13 Jan 1900 W Bannock ID Rencher Jeff 5 Sep 1900 B Kemper MS Rencher Jesse Lee 14 Nov 1883 W Bannock ID Rencher Joe 16 Feb 1873 B Kemper MS Rencher John 1 Jun 1888 B Scooba MS Kemper MS Rencher John Umpsted 21 Feb 1895 W Blanco TX Bannock ID Rencher Lawrence 2 Jan 1877 W Alcorn MS Rencher Lincoln 8 Mar 1900 B Kemper MS Rencher Payton 21 Feb 1896 W Walnut MS Tippah MS Rencher Peter Oct 1894 B Binnsville MS Kemper MS Rencher Peter Oct 1894 B dad b. Ramsey AL Kemper MS Rencher Raleigh Ray 17 Oct 1889 W Blanco TX Bannock ID Rencher Robert 3 Aug 1897 W he & dad b. Alcorn Co. MS Alcorn MS Rencher Sidney 22 Sep 1877 B Kemper MS Rencher Sidney Randolph 9 Jan 1891 W near Rienzi MS Alcorn MS Rencher Wesley Turner 2 Jun 1873 W Tippah MS Rencher William 1879 B Lauderdale MS # 1 Rencher William Rufus 3 Jun 1875 W Alcorn MS Rencher Willie 14 Sep 1889 B Kemper MS