Received this information from one of my mailing lists and think it worthy of passing along. Many of us have used, or will use, NARA in the future. These fee increases are substantial. Please read. NARA website with fees at end of message. Subject: Fwd: NARA Fee Increases > Here's something of interest to genealogists: > > NARA Fee Increases > > Dear fellow researchers: > > I know that many of you have ordered documents from National Archives and > Records Administration called NARA for short. This is the federal agency > which has > *our* pension records, bounty land records, military records, passenger lists > as well as other records of importance to a genealogist. > > NARA is proposing a rate increase. Not a small one to cover the cost of > living but a VERY LARGE increase! The records most often sought, the pension > records of our ancestors, will have a 400% increase in Sept. unless we make > our voices heard. > > Several years ago, when NARA was threatened with a dramatic funding cut, they > appealed to genealogist to write and express our opinions and > dissatisfaction. We did and basically *saved* them. Now it is our turn to > speak out on this issue too. > > First visit this site, it is the NARA site that tells you about the proposed > fee increases. Some of you can hyperlink and others will need to copy and > paste the page. Either way, read it carefully. Yes, it is your typical > government document full of mumble jumble and you have to wade through all of > that. But the new fees are listed. All increases are far more than a modest > increase! > > Now is the time we can act together. We can write an email, send a fax or > better yet, a snail mail letter to NARA. In addition, notify you congressman > and any other official you know to express your dissatisfaction in this most > unfair rate increase. > > The time is NOW. The cut off date for getting your opinions in is June 26, > 2000. Although the increase is not scheduled until Sept., we must act now to > get them to rethink this gigantic increase. > > Thank you for reading this. Please take the time to write a similar message > to each of the mailing list you receive, and send to them as well as to each > genealogist that you personally correspond with and encourage them to do the > same. Together we can be a Million Genealogist On Line Against Fee > Increases!! > > With elections not far away, I do not think congress wants to make a VERY > Large group of constituents upset!! So go below and click or copy and see > for yourselves what is proposed and then write your letter now, not tomorrow, > not next week. NOW. http://www.nara.gov/nara/fees-pro.html

I found the following in "The Report", a journal of The Ohio Genealogical Society from Summer 1996 in an article whose title is "Non-Resident Births Recorded in Hancock County, Ohio -- Probate Court Records" by O.D. Line: Renshaw, William Birthdate 16 July 1868 Father Renshaw, Thomas Mother Maria Place of Birth [Ohio] Putnam Co., Blanchard Twp.

Hi everyone, I was surfing tonight and noticed that Rootsweb has added a few more to the list of RENSHAW men that were registered for the WWI Draft. I'm unable to identify any of them as family of mine, and thought some of you may like to identify them. I did this on another list using the SSDI that is online, and two people identified the same person...they found themselves to be cousins. If you know any of these, please identify them as yours and how you are related to them. Please send your replies to the list. Have fun. Tina Last Name First Names Birth Ethnic GRP Birth Site or Other Info City/County State District Renshaw Alvin Downing 3 Jan 1894 W Kalispell WA Lewis ID Renshaw Alvin S. 22 Aug 1891 W Camp Point IL Pitkin CO Renshaw Charles Emmitte 14 Sep 1876 W Buffalo SD Renshaw Deug (Deeg) 14 Aug 1884 W Lee MS Renshaw Edgar Polk 27 Jun 1872 W Monroe MS Renshaw Emera Wolfard 7 Aug 1894 W Endicott WA Lewis ID Renshaw Frank Saltmarsh 22 Nov 1892 W Pensacola FL Escambia FL Renshaw George 30 Nov 1897 W Buffalo SD Renshaw George Francis 27 Feb 1888 W Stuart IA Boise City ID Renshaw George N. 7 Feb 1888 W Elkhorn MT Elko NV Renshaw Henry Selby 14 Nov 1874 W Hancock MS Renshaw Hubert Haldane 14 Jul 1888 W Endicott WA Lewis ID Renshaw James 17 May 1888 W Wilmington DE Wilmington DE # 3 Renshaw James Casho 4 Sep 1889 W Newark DE Wilmington DE # 2 Renshaw John Reader? 4 Mar 1880 W Lee MS Renshaw Louis Garfield 27 Jul 1884 W Modoc CA Renshaw Roy Alfred 1 Dec 1883 W Morton KS Renshaw Samuel E. 6 Jul 1894 W Wilmington DE Wilmington DE # 3 Renshaw William Guy 6 Oct 1889 W Brewster KS Stevens KS Renshaw Wilmer Edward 9 Jul 1878 W New Castle DE

RENSHAW wills: LISTED BELOW IS THE NAME OF THE PERSON MAKING THE WILL THE YEAR IT WAS EITHER WRITTEN/PROBATED [Note: Some of the years given is the date the will was written and others the year it was probated] and the book/page numbers... RENSHAW Thomas 1774 AJ R 1 RENSHAW Thomas 1784 AJ R 16 RENSHAW Joseph 1809 AJ C 474 RENSHAW Cassandra 1812 AJ C 617 RENSHAW Joseph 1830 SR 1 507 RENSHAW Cassandra 1883 WSR 10 1 That is all of them from 1774-1960.. The first set of letters are the initials of the Register of Wills, next is the book either as a letter or number then the page number..

W. Guy Tetrick compiled several census indexes for various counties in West Virginia. He collected and compiled a set of family records for inhabitants of Harrison Co., WV and their descendants as well. There iare also a large number of incomplete family records for people with some relationship to an inhabitant of Harrison Co. WV which were collected by Mr. Tetrick. All the above have been microfilmed for the Family History Library. Our List Administrator, Gwen, sent me some photocopies of Renshaw records for one of my distant cousins. The information was found in the incomplete papers, which are arranged in repeating alphabetical sequence on a series of microfilm. These records were found under "B" because the person who grouped this particular set of family papers decided that Brooks was a more important name than Renshaw in the grouping. There are many family names under each group heading, and so far as I know, there is no index. The incomplete Tetrick Papers are rather frustrating to read, although they would be a marvelous resource for anyone who can take the time to read through all 49 rolls of film. The film starts with FHL number 163,848. The completed compiled records also have a Renshaw entry, which is easy to find on FHL microfilm 163811. It reads as follows: Head of faimly: James Renshaw son of John and Margaret E. (Brooks) Renshaw was born 11/9/1831 at or in Fayette County, Pa died 11/20/1924 in Harrison County, W Va buried at Clarksburg W Va IOOF Cemetery Resided Clarksburg, W Va He married Elizabeth Jane McMillan on 1/16/1870 at or in Doddridge Co. W Va dau of John m. and Mary (Allison) McMillan She was born 10/11/1839 at or in Hancock Co. W Va and died 1/1/1930 at or in Harrison Co. W Va buried at Harrisburg W Va IOOF Cemetery Children of James and Elizabeth J. (McMillan) Renshaw Della born 8/18/1871 in Paola, Kansas Ray born 4/25/1875 in Doddridge Co., W Va Married Laura Grapes in 1896 Jessie born 5/11/1877 in Doddridge Co. W Va This record was compiled on 2/12/1946 from the Bible of James Renshaw in possession of Misses Della and Jessie Renshaw 218 S. Chestnut St., Clarksburg, W Va Children of Ray and Laura (Grapes) Renshaw Son, b. 3/19/1899 Daughter, b. 9/6/1901 Margaret, b. 11/8/1903 Harrison County Birth Records, Clarksburg, W Va 6/4/1941 - - - - - Note from Eleanor: The IGI shows this James Renshaw born in 1841, not 1831 as in the above record. Either date is possible from the data.

1850 Carroll County, MD Census Arthur RENSHAW 1850 Harford County, MD Census Harry G. Renshaw age 51 a Farmer born in Maryland in the 1850 Census for Harford County, MD

I recently started a website for Renshaw surname at myfamily.com and at present most of us are from William Renshaw and Nancy Leach line but does not have to be limited to this line if any of you would like to join us there. It is a good site to add pictures, family history, etc. It is by invitation only so if any of you are interested, let me know and I can send you an invite. You will be sent a user name and password by email and will then be able to logon. Send name and e-mail address to: Doris Moore at djmoore@nb.net Hope to see you there!! Doris

1860 census, 21 W. NYC District 1, NY Co., NY James Renshall 1850 census, Columbia Twp., Hamilton Co., OH Elizabeth Renshall 1860 census, Wayne Twp., Darke Co., OH John F. Ranshall In 1793, Simon Ranshall shows up in the indexed intestate records in Lancaster Co., PA Eleanor

In the 1840 census for St. Laudry Parish, LA Samuel Rershaw In the 1850 NY census: Jane Rershaw Amersterdam, Montgomery Co., NY James Rershaw Hoosick, Rensslaer Co., NY In the 1860 Iowa census for Rapids Twp, Linn Co, IA John Rarshaw 1860 census, Verona, Oneida Co., NY Mary Rarshaw [Note from Eleanor: I think the census indexer may have thought "n" or "m" in Renshaw/Ranshaw was "r", hence the above spellings?] E.

I made a typo today on an Ancestry.com search and spelled the name "Reanshaw". There was one entry for that spelling -- Sarah Reanshaw on the 1860 census for Cornwall, Orange Co.. NY. There were also some individuals indexed as Rainshaw: John Rainshaw was in Cooper Co., MO in 1840 Henry Rainshaw was in Kensington Ward 3, Philadelphia Co., PA in 1850 There is a book entitled "Ramshaw/Ransha/Rainshaw family of Warwick County, Virginia, with Hoggard & Thurmer connections / compiled by Alice Granbery Walter" Since I don't want to copy everything on the Ancestry site, I'll just note that there are some other misc. references to Rainshaws on Ancestry.com Eleanor

Sorry...forgot to give the site where I found this information. It is http://www.ls.net/~newriver/tn/good-uct.htm There's much more data. If your family is from this area, it's a good site to try to find more members. Goodspeed's History of Tennesse Unicoi County 1887 UNICOI COUNTY lies almost wholly in the Unaka Mountain belt, on the border North Carolina, immediately south of Washington County. It has an area of about 480 square miles, of which only a comparatively small proportion is adapted to cultivation. Greasy Cove and Lime Stone Cove, however, are among the most beautiful an fertile spots in the State. Biographical Sketches "R. R. Emmert was born in Carter County April 15,1862. His parents were William C. and Amanda (RENSHAW) Emmert, the former born December 10.1888, in the same county, the son of George and Mary (Hendrix) Emmert, the former a Tennessean, the son of George, ,who came from Germany, and was a soldier under the command of Gen. George Washington in the Revolutionary war, and said to be related to Robert Emmert, whose family went to Germany after his execution. The father is a lawyer of Erwin, and received a limited education in the comnion schools of Carter County. afterward farming and practicing his profession. He was State senator from 1875 to 1877. In 1851 he married, and their children are Nannie J., Peter W., Mary E., Delcena C., Robert R. and Ella. Our subject was educated in the country schools, and in 1886 became circuit clerk, and is a popular official, and is now associated with W. B. Clarke in publishing the Erwin Unakean." ==== RENSHAW Mailing List ==== For those subscribed in digest form, the procedure is the same as above. Send unsubcribe message to RENSHAW-D-request@rootsweb.com ============================== Free Web space. ANY amount. ANY subject. RootsWeb's Freepages put you in touch with millions. http://cgi.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/acctform.cgi

Goodspeed's History of Tennesse Unicoi County 1887 UNICOI COUNTY lies almost wholly in the Unaka Mountain belt, on the border North Carolina, immediately south of Washington County. It has an area of about 480 square miles, of which only a comparatively small proportion is adapted to cultivation. Greasy Cove and Lime Stone Cove, however, are among the most beautiful an fertile spots in the State. Biographical Sketches "R. R. Emmert was born in Carter County April 15,1862. His parents were William C. and Amanda (RENSHAW) Emmert, the former born December 10.1888, in the same county, the son of George and Mary (Hendrix) Emmert, the former a Tennessean, the son of George, ,who came from Germany, and was a soldier under the command of Gen. George Washington in the Revolutionary war, and said to be related to Robert Emmert, whose family went to Germany after his execution. The father is a lawyer of Erwin, and received a limited education in the comnion schools of Carter County. afterward farming and practicing his profession. He was State senator from 1875 to 1877. In 1851 he married, and their children are Nannie J., Peter W., Mary E., Delcena C., Robert R. and Ella. Our subject was educated in the country schools, and in 1886 became circuit clerk, and is a popular official, and is now associated with W. B. Clarke in publishing the Erwin Unakean."

Sorry to send this to the list....couldn't find Suzanne Muchmore's email address. Doris Moore djmoore@nb.net ----- Original Message ----- From: Patricia A Renshaw <parenshaw@juno.com> To: <djmoore@nb.net> Sent: Friday, June 02, 2000 2:54 PM Subject: Re: Fw: [RENSHAW-L] "Renshaw Reflections" > Dear Suzanne Renshaw Muchmore, > For a copy of "Renshaw Reflections", please send > a check in the amount of $30.00, along with your full > mailing address to me at the following address: > Mrs. Robert H. Grider > 3152 Albert Robinson Rd. > Selmer, TN 38375 > > Thank you for your inquiry. > Patti Grider > > > ________________________________________________________________ > YOU'RE PAYING TOO MUCH FOR THE INTERNET! > Juno now offers FREE Internet Access! > Try it today - there's no risk! For your FREE software, visit: > http://dl.www.juno.com/get/tagj. >

Sorry...forgot to add this notation: FARMERS IN MONTGOMERY COUNTY AND THEIR POST OFFICE ADDRESS: Bethesda Montgomery County, Maryland Directory, 1878 Renshaw, Henry Renshaw, Thos Renshaw, Wm

Montgomery County, Maryland Directory, 1878 Renshaw, Henry Renshaw, Thos Renshaw, Wm

Muster Rolls of the Virginia Volunteers 1917-1920 The Virginia Volunteers for the period 1917-1920 were the state's solution to being left without a National Guard during World War I. These men voluntarily joined the Virginia Volunteers organization for service within the state at the call of the governor. When World War I was over, and the National Guard resumed its pre-war position as Virginia's militia, the Virginia Volunteers were disbaned. I found a site that has the men who volunteered for the National Guard in Virginia during World War I: http://www.ls.net/~newriver/va/vavolww1.htm#tpg I believe I may have found 4 of my relatives. Three are RENSHAWs: Renshaw, A. Renshaw, S. T. Renshaw, W. J. Lufsey, J. H. It's my belief that S. T. RENSHAW may be Silas Treadway RENSHAW. W. J. RENSHAW may be William James RENSHAW, Jr. They would both be my granduncles. I have no idea who this A. RENSHAW is. I do have a cousin named Albert RENSHAW, but he would have been too young to be in the military since he was born in 1916, and is the son of William James RENSHAW, Jr. Father of Silas Treadway RENSHAW and William James RENSHAW, Jr. was William James RENSHAW, Sr. The other possible relative listed is J. H. LUFSEY. This could be my grandfather James Howard LUFSEY. He married Martha Louise "Mattie" RENSHAW in Petersburg on June 7, 1911...one day after his 15th birthday. He was 19 years old. I'll be trying to obtain records on these men. Tina Ellis

Hello Everyone I came across another possible spelling for the RENSHAW surname at this site: http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/ifetch2?/u1/data/pa+index+160039564078+F It's RUNSHAW. Tina Ellis

I have just learned there are a few copies left of "Renshaw Reflections" written by Grace Parke Renshaw. Her son, Anderson died about 3 years ago but his widow (who has recently remarried) sold a copy to me recently and states she is interested in selling the rest of them also. Her email is: parenshaw@juno.com name now is Patti Grider. Hope this helps someone. Doris Moore djmoore@nb.net

"Mrs. Jean Douglas Renshaw died at Monrovia, California on June 28, 1924. Mrs. Renshaw was quite well known in Earlham, where they resided for some time after her marriage to Mr. Renshaw in 1910. A severe accident undermined the health of both, Mr. Renshaw passing away in 1921. She remained in Earlham for some time, finally going to California in hopes of benefiting her health. She is survived by a niece, Mrs. F. E. Errington of Portland, Oregon, and one brother living at Fort Wayne, Indiana. At her request, burial was made in Hollywood Cemetery, Los Angeles, California." The "Winterset Madisonian," newspaper, July 24, 1924. [Note from Eleanor: I believe that Jean Renshaw was the third wife of Sylvester Renshaw. They were married on 2 June 1910, and Sylvester died on 5 June 1921. I think Jean or Jennie was the daugher of Alexander McDaniel and Isabelle McFee, so I am not sure where the name Douglas came from; perhaps it was her middle name rather than her maiden name, or perhaps she was married first to a man whose surname was Douglas?]

RENSHAWs and variations of the spelling found on page 296 of a book named "Leemont Cemetery Burial Records." Renshaw, Annie, buried 28 June 1941..no age, do death date, Plot #Ashbirch 02-03 (This is Anna SWAIN, second wife of William James RENSHAW.) Renshaw, Infant, stillborn, buried 15 Sep 1925, infant of W.J. Renshaw, Plot #WX-03-04 (This would be a child of William James RENSHAW, Sr. or possibly William James RENSHAW, Jr., but I thought Jr. lived in Petersburg, VA.) Renshaw, Infant, stillborn, buried 2 Nov 1921, infant of W.J. Renshaw, Plot #WX-03-04 (This would be a child of William James RENSHAW, Sr. or possibly William James RENSHAW, Jr., but I thought Jr. lived in Petersburg, VA.) Renshaw, William J., age 62 years, death not given, buried 28 Nov 1925, Plot #WX-03-04 (This is my great grandfather William James RENSHAW.) On Page 303 I found the following: Rinoshaw, Tom, age 26 years, died 21 Mar 1915, buried 23 Mar 1915, Plot # not given (This one I don't know about. I have a Thomas William that died about 1915, but was told 20 years ago that he died in Baltimore at about the age of 29.) Rinshaw, not given, age 7 months, died 17 Feb 1918, buried 18 Feb 1918, Plot # not given (I have no idea who this may be.)